Appleton railway station

Appleton railway station served a primarily industrial area of Widnes, England. It was located on the southern section[3][4] of the former St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway.

Not to be confused with Appleton railway station, Jamaica, a place on the List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica..

Appleton
General information
LocationWidnes, Halton
England
Coordinates53.3705°N 2.7198°W / 53.3705; -2.7198
Grid referenceSJ522862
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
21 February 1833Station opened
18 June 1951Station closed

History

The station was opened by the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway. The L&NWR in turn became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, only to be closed by the British Transport Commission three years later. The line continued in freight use until 1981.

The site today

The site is buried under the A557 road. The nearest notable landmark to the station site is the Commercial Inn public house.

Services

In 1922 ten trains called at the station in each direction, Monday to Saturday, plying between St Helens Shaw St and Ditton Junction via Widnes South. Some trains continued to Runcorn and some to Liverpool Lime Street. All trains were 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.[5]

In 1951 the service was sparser but more complex. Six trains called in each direction, Monday to Friday, the early morning ones providing both 1st and 3rd Class accommodation. On Saturdays four trains called in each direction, 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.[6]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Farnworth & Bold
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway		   Ann Street Halt
Line and station closed

References

Notes
  1. Pixton 1996, pp. 57–9.
  2. Suggitt 2004, p. 48.
  3. Engineers' Line Reference SOM via railwaycodes
  4. Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  5. Bradshaw 1985, p. 485
  6. Pixton 1996, p. 86

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Pixton, Bob (1996), The Archive Photographs Series Widnes and St Helens Railways, The Chalford Publishing Company, ISBN 978-0-7524-0751-7
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
  • Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-869-0.


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