Gerards Bridge railway station

Gerards Bridge railway station was on the St Helens to Rainford Junction[1] then Ormskirk line immediately north of Haresfinch Road in St Helens, England.[2] It opened on 3 February 1858 and closed on 1 August 1905. Remnants of the line through the station survive, leading to Pilkington's Cowley Hill site, though in September 2015 the tracks were out of use.

Gerards Bridge
General information
LocationSt Helens, St Helens
England
Coordinates53°27′45″N 2°43′51″W / 53.462481°N 2.730809°W / 53.462481; -2.730809
Grid referenceSJ516965
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Helens Canal and Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1858 (1858-02-01)Opened
1 August 1905 (1905-08-01)Closed

Services

The December 1895 timetable showed six "Down" trains to Rainford Junction and five "Up" to St Helens Monday-to-Friday, with an extra train in each direction on Saturdays.No trains called at Gerards Bridge on Sundays.[3]


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St Helens Central
Line closed, station open
 London and North Western Railway
St Helens Canal and Railway
 Moss Bank
Line and station closed

References

Sources

  • Pixton, Bob (1996), The Archive Photographs Series Widnes and St Helens Railways, The Chalford Publishing Company, ISBN 0 7524 0751 1


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