Gerards Bridge | |
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Location | St Helens, St Helens England |
Coordinates | 53°27′45″N2°43′51″W / 53.462481°N 2.730809°W Coordinates: 53°27′45″N2°43′51″W / 53.462481°N 2.730809°W |
Grid reference | SJ516965 |
Platforms | Two |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | St Helens Canal and Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 February 1858 | Opened |
1 August 1905 | Closed |
Gerards Bridge railway station was on the St Helens to Rainford Junction [1] then Ormskirk line immediately north of Haresfinch Road in St Helens, England. [2] It opened on 3 February 1858 and closed on 1 August 1905. Remnants of the line through the station survive, leading to Pilkington's Cowley Hill site, though in September 2015 the tracks were out of use.
The December 1895 timetable showed six "Down" trains to Rainford Junction and five "Up" to St Helens Monday-to-Friday, with an extra train in each direction on Saturdays.No trains called at Gerards Bridge on Sundays. [3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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St Helens Central Line closed, station open | London and North Western Railway St Helens Canal and Railway | Moss Bank Line and station closed |
The Skelmersdale branch was a standard gauge railway (SKE) which connected the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway at Ormskirk with Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. At Rainford it connected with the Liverpool and Bury Railway and the St. Helens Railway. It was built by the East Lancashire Railway, which was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway shortly afterward. The steam railmotor which served the line was sometimes known locally as the "Skem Dodger" and other times as the "Skem Jazzer".
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