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 from the Cressington Park area inside of Cressington.
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 recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and has a traditional façade. 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 (1.8 m) width which would normally be required.
Facilitiesedit
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV. There is a payphone, booking office, waiting room and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information. The station has a free car park, with 17 spaces, as well as a 2-space cycle rack and secure storage for 14 cycles. There is no step-free access to platforms and the nearest station with disabled access is Liverpool South Parkway.[2]
Servicesedit
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.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cressington railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 from the Cressington Park area inside of Cressington CressingtonGeneral informationLocationGrassendale LiverpoolEnglandCoordinates53 21 32 N 2 54 43 W 53 3588 N 2 9120 W 53 3588 2 9120Grid referenceSJ393850Managed byMerseyrailTransit authorityMerseytravelPlatforms2Other informationStation codeCSGFare zoneC1ClassificationDfT category EKey dates1864Opened1972Closed1978ReopenedPassengers2018 190 636 million2019 200 750 million2020 210 182 million2021 220 433 million2022 230 484 millionNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadvteCheshire Lines CommitteeLegendMerseyside LinesSouthport Lord StreetBirkdale Palaceto SouthportAinsdaleAinsdale BeachNorthern lineWoodvaleFreshfieldto Liverpool CentralLiverpool Southport andPreston Junction RailwayBartonMossbridgeHillhouse JunctionAltcar and HillhouseLydiateSefton and Maghullto OrmskirkOld RoanAintree JunctionSouthport JunctionAintree CentralAintreeNorthern lineWarbreckOrrell ParkWaltonto KirkbyRice Laneto Liverpool CentralFazakerley JunctionsWalton on the HillHuskissonClubmoorWest DerbyKnotty Ash amp StanleyBroad Green CityLineChildwallGateacreNorthern lineLiverpool CentralLiverpool CentralHigh LevelSt JamesBrunswick original Egerton Street JunctionBrunswickSt MichaelsOtterspoolAigburthCressingtonto Lime StreetGarstonLiverpool South ParkwayHunts Cross West JunctionHunts Crossto Manchester Central Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Services 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp A 1913 Railway Clearing House map left of railways in the vicinity of Cressington shown here as Cressington amp Grassendale The station originally called Cressington amp 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 recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building 1 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 1 8 m width which would normally be required Facilities editThe station is staffed during all opening hours and has platform CCTV There is a payphone booking office waiting room and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information The station has a free car park with 17 spaces as well as a 2 space cycle rack and secure storage for 14 cycles There is no step free access to platforms and the nearest station with disabled access is Liverpool South Parkway 2 Services editTrains 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 3 Gallery edit nbsp Salisbury Road bridge Eastern end of platform nbsp A Merseyrail Class 507 at the station nbsp Water fountain 1871 on North platform nbsp Station entranceReferences edit Historic England Cressington station Grassendale Park Liverpool 1207777 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 25 September 2013 Cressington train station timetable ticket prices amp facilities www merseyrail org Retrieved 9 February 2017 GB eNRT May 2016 Edition Table 103External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cressington railway station Train times and station information for Cressington railway station from National RailStation information for Cressington railway station from MerseyrailPreceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationAigburthtowards Southport MerseyrailNorthern Line Liverpool South Parkwaytowards Hunts Cross Historical railways AigburthLine and station open MerseyrailNorthern Line GarstonLine open station closedDisused railwaysAigburthLine and station open Cheshire Lines CommitteeGarston and Liverpool Railway Garston DockLine and station closed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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