Index
- St Helens to Ormskirk Home
- St Helens 3rd
- St Helens Central
- Gerards Bridge
- Moss Bank
- Crank Halt
- Old Mill Lane
- Rookery 1st
- Rookery 2nd
- Rainford Village
- Rainford Junction
- Heys Crossing Halt
- White Moss Halt
- Skelmersdale
- Westhead Halt
- Ormskirk
Crank Halt
(1858 - 1951)
Crank station was part of the St Helens to Ormskirk via Rainford Junction line. The route was effectively made up of two different lines that opened within a month of each other
The station was situated on the east side of Crank Road which crossed the line by means of a level crossing. The line was double track and so the station was provided with two platforms each of which had a simple wooden waiting structure. At the time of opening the station was served by four trains each way per day which ran between St Helens and Rainford Junction and by 1904 they were 8 trains in each direction
On September 8 1940, Crank became an unstaffed halt. Traffic levels on the line had declined and by 1951 only three workman's trains operated at morning and afternoon rush hour in each direction and regular passenger services ceased on June 16 1951. The line remained in use for goods services until July 1964
The station was situated on the east side of Crank Road which crossed the line by means of a level crossing. The line was double track and so the station was provided with two platforms each of which had a simple wooden waiting structure. At the time of opening the station was served by four trains each way per day which ran between St Helens and Rainford Junction and by 1904 they were 8 trains in each direction
On September 8 1940, Crank became an unstaffed halt. Traffic levels on the line had declined and by 1951 only three workman's trains operated at morning and afternoon rush hour in each direction and regular passenger services ceased on June 16 1951. The line remained in use for goods services until July 1964
