Cressington railway station

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Cressington
Location
Place	Grassendale
Local authority	Liverpool
Operations
Station code	CSG
Managed by	Merseyrail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.120 million
2005/06 *	0.152 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	C1
History
1864 1972 1978	Opened Closed Reopened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cressington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Cressington railway station serves the Grassendale district of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Southport-Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. The station takes its name not from a district in Liverpool, but the nearby Cressington Park.

[edit] History

The station, originally called Cressington & Grassendale, opened in 1864 as part of the Garston and Liverpool Railway line between Brunswick and Garston Dock. In 1865 the station and line were incorporated into the Cheshire Lines Committee.

The station closed in 1972 but reopened in 1978 as part of the Kirkby-Garston line of the Merseyrail system. Services were extended from Garston to Hunts Cross in 1983, and diverted to Southport instead of Kirkby in 1984.

From 11 December 2006 the Monday-Saturday evening service was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.

The station is a Grade II Listed building and has a traditional facade. As part of the Merseyrail upgrade, the platforms were lengthened to accommodate 6-car trains. This proved problematic, as the station is situated between two bridges in a narrow cutting. Special dispensation was given by the Railway Inspectorate to build the platforms narrower than the 6-foot width which would normally be required.

[edit] Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday to Southport via Liverpool Central to the north, and Hunts Cross to the south. On Sundays, services are every 30 minutes in each direction.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Cressington railway station from National Rail
• Station information from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Liverpool South Parkway		Merseyrail Northern Line		Aigburth

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