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
Rainford Village formerly Rainford
(1858 - 1951)
Rainford Village station was situated on the St Helens to Rainford Junction line which opened on February 1 1858.
Rainford Village opened as Rainford along with two others (Gerrards Bridge and Moss Bank) on the March 3 1858 and Rainford Junction was also opened by LYR
When the line was opened it was a single-track railway and Rainford was provided with a wooden platform on the east side of the line. A wooden building was provided which had a curved roof that extended over the platform to form a canopy
Goods facilities were provided at the station consisting of a yard with two sidings located west of the line adjacent to the passenger station
Passenger services ran between St Helens and Rainford Junction and at the time of opening there were four trains in each direction on weekdays. Passengers could connect with services to Ormskirk and with LYR services to Liverpool and Bolton at Rainford Junction
In November 1861 the railway company renamed the station Rainford Village but the 1864 timetables still referred to it as Rainford
In 1890 the line between Rainford Junction and Gerrards Bridge was doubled. The original line became the down (St Helens direction) and Rainford Village was rebuilt. It was provided with two brick-built platforms and a new LNWR style building that was located on the up platform (Rainford Junction direction). Just to the north of the station the line became single-track again
The December 1895 timetable showed Rainford Village as having 7 up and 8 down services Monday to Friday. There were 2 extra up and 1 extra down trains on Saturdays and 3 trains in each direction on Sundays. The 1932 timetable showed 15 up and 15 down services Monday to Friday. There was an extra down and 2 extra up trains on Saturdays but there were no Sunday trains
During the Second World War passenger services were reduced and they never recovered to their pre-war levels. The summer timetable for 1947 showed 8 trains in each direction on Monday to Friday and on Saturday there were 3 extra trains in each direction
The summer 1949 timetable showed only 6 trains in each direction Monday to Friday although on Saturdays the service increased to 10 trains each way. With such a poor level of service BR proposed the passenger service was withdrawn and the last trains ran on Saturday June 16 1951. The St Helens to Rainford Junction line remained busy with freight services and many coal trains from the Wigan coalfield to Garston Dock ran along it
The station languished in a derelict state until the late 1960s after which it was demolished and its site was developed with houses
When the line was opened it was a single-track railway and Rainford was provided with a wooden platform on the east side of the line. A wooden building was provided which had a curved roof that extended over the platform to form a canopy
Goods facilities were provided at the station consisting of a yard with two sidings located west of the line adjacent to the passenger station
Passenger services ran between St Helens and Rainford Junction and at the time of opening there were four trains in each direction on weekdays. Passengers could connect with services to Ormskirk and with LYR services to Liverpool and Bolton at Rainford Junction
In November 1861 the railway company renamed the station Rainford Village but the 1864 timetables still referred to it as Rainford
In 1890 the line between Rainford Junction and Gerrards Bridge was doubled. The original line became the down (St Helens direction) and Rainford Village was rebuilt. It was provided with two brick-built platforms and a new LNWR style building that was located on the up platform (Rainford Junction direction). Just to the north of the station the line became single-track again
The December 1895 timetable showed Rainford Village as having 7 up and 8 down services Monday to Friday. There were 2 extra up and 1 extra down trains on Saturdays and 3 trains in each direction on Sundays. The 1932 timetable showed 15 up and 15 down services Monday to Friday. There was an extra down and 2 extra up trains on Saturdays but there were no Sunday trains
During the Second World War passenger services were reduced and they never recovered to their pre-war levels. The summer timetable for 1947 showed 8 trains in each direction on Monday to Friday and on Saturday there were 3 extra trains in each direction
The summer 1949 timetable showed only 6 trains in each direction Monday to Friday although on Saturdays the service increased to 10 trains each way. With such a poor level of service BR proposed the passenger service was withdrawn and the last trains ran on Saturday June 16 1951. The St Helens to Rainford Junction line remained busy with freight services and many coal trains from the Wigan coalfield to Garston Dock ran along it
The station languished in a derelict state until the late 1960s after which it was demolished and its site was developed with houses
