Clock Face railway station

Clock Face railway station served the colliery village of Clock Face south of St Helens, England. The station was on the southern section[2][3] of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.[4]

Clock Face
LocationClock Face, St Helens
England
Coordinates53.4184°N 2.7124°W / 53.4184; -2.7124
Grid referenceSJ528915
Platforms2
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
1850sStation opened
12 July 1926Station became an unstaffed Halt[1]
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)Station closed

History

Sources differ on when the station first appeared on public timetables. The Disused Stations website gives 1856[5] whereas Pixton gives 1854.[6] The station was reduced to 'Halt' status in 1926[6] and closed completely on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens.[4]

Services

In 1922 nine "Down" (northbound) trains a day called at Clock Face, 'One class only' (i.e. 3rd Class) and 'Week Days Only' (i.e. not Sundays). The "Up" service was similar. The trains' destinations were St Helens to the north and Ditton Junction to the south, with some travelling beyond to Runcorn or Liverpool Lime Street.[7]

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.[8]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sutton Oak
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway		   Union Bank Farm Halt
Line and station closed

References

Notes
  1. Tolson 1983, p. 94
  2. Engineers' Line Reference SOM via railwaycodes
  3. Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  4. Paul Wright (20 April 2010). "Station Name: CLOCK FACE". Disused Stations. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  5. A more detailed history via Disused Stations UK
  6. Pixton 1996, p. 64
  7. Bradshaw 1985, p. 495
  8. Pixton 1996, p. 86

Sources
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.