Index
- Southport to Preston Home
- Southport Central
- Southport Windsor Road
- Southport Ash Street
- St Lukes
- Hesketh Park
- Churchtown
- Crossens
- Banks
- Hundred End
- Hesketh Bank & Tartleton
- River Douglas
- Hoole
- Longton Bridge
- New Longton & Hutton
- Penwortham (Cop Lane)
- Preston West Lancs
- Preston
Crossens
(1878 - 1964)
Crossens Station was opened to public services on February 20 1878 when the WLR opened the first section of the line from Hesketh Park to Hesketh Bank
As the line was double-track two platforms were provided. The main station facilities were in a single-storey brick-building on the down (Preston-bound) platform. Adjoining this building was an open-fronted waiting area and a simple brick-built waiting shelter was located on the up platform
There was a goods yard and shed on the up (Southport) side of the line also on the down side there was a single siding. In September 1896 an additional down siding was provided at Crossens to serve the Churchtown Industrial Cooperative Society
The electric train rails had reached Crossens by February 28 1904 and a full public service began on April 5 1904
By the summer of 1932, Crossens had 44 weekday electric services to Southport. These were supplemented by 17 steam-hauled services from Preston. There were 17 trains to Preston
The ‘Beeching’ report of 1963 recommended the complete closure of the railway from Meols Cop through to Preston including the busy electric section, despite the fact that the services on the line were carrying over two million passengers per year. All services were withdrawn with effect from September 7 1964, and Crossens station closed completely
The station itself survived in a derelict state for a few more years but was demolished in the late 1960s. The site was then developed first for industrial use and then much later as a residential area
As the line was double-track two platforms were provided. The main station facilities were in a single-storey brick-building on the down (Preston-bound) platform. Adjoining this building was an open-fronted waiting area and a simple brick-built waiting shelter was located on the up platform
There was a goods yard and shed on the up (Southport) side of the line also on the down side there was a single siding. In September 1896 an additional down siding was provided at Crossens to serve the Churchtown Industrial Cooperative Society
The electric train rails had reached Crossens by February 28 1904 and a full public service began on April 5 1904
By the summer of 1932, Crossens had 44 weekday electric services to Southport. These were supplemented by 17 steam-hauled services from Preston. There were 17 trains to Preston
The ‘Beeching’ report of 1963 recommended the complete closure of the railway from Meols Cop through to Preston including the busy electric section, despite the fact that the services on the line were carrying over two million passengers per year. All services were withdrawn with effect from September 7 1964, and Crossens station closed completely
The station itself survived in a derelict state for a few more years but was demolished in the late 1960s. The site was then developed first for industrial use and then much later as a residential area
