Peasley Cross
General information
LocationThe Peasley Cross area of St Helens, St Helens
England
Coordinates53°26′40″N 2°43′09″W / 53.444369°N 2.719029°W / 53.444369; -2.719029
Grid referenceSJ523944
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1852Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)Station closed[1]

Peasley Cross railway station served the central southern area of St Helens, England. It was situated on the central section[2][3] of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.[4]

History

The station first appeared on public timetables in 1852[5] and closed completely on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens.[6]

Services

Two services called at Peasley Cross:

St Helens to Ditton Junction via Widnes South - The Ditton Dodger

and

St Helens Central to St Helens Junction, often continuing to Warrington Bank Quay

In 1922 nine "Down" (northbound) Ditton Junction trains a day called at Peasley Cross, 'One class only' (i.e. 3rd Class) and 'Week Days Only' (i.e. not Sundays). The "Up" service was similar. Some of these travelled beyond Ditton Junction to Runcorn or Liverpool Lime Street.[7]

In 1951 the Ditton Junction service was sparser but more complex. Six trains called in each direction, Monday to Friday, the early morning ones providing both 1st and 3rd Class accommodation. On Saturdays four trains called in each direction, 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.[8]

In 1922 no fewer than twentyone St Helens Junction trains called in each direction, Monday to Saturday, with three on Sundays.[9]

This level of service was maintained or even increased into the 1930s, but was cut back during WW2. After the war the St Helens Junction services were restored to earlier levels. For example, in the early 1960s there were thirty-three trains in each direction. From 1951, however, these trains passed the closed Peasley Cross.

Intensive though this service was, it was listed in The Beeching Report for withdrawal and it ended on 14 June 1965.[10]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
St Helens Central
Station open, line closed		   London and North Western Railway
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway		   Sutton Oak
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 182.
  2. ↑ Engineers' Line Reference SHS1 railwaycodes
  3. ↑ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  4. ↑ Paul Wright (20 April 2010). "Station Name: PLEASLEY CROSS". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. ↑ A detailed history Disused Stations
  6. ↑ A detailed history Disused Stations
  7. ↑ Bradshaw 1985, p. 495
  8. ↑ Pixton 1996, p. 86
  9. ↑ Bradshaw 1985, p. 502
  10. ↑ A detailed history Disused Stations

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