Ashton-in-Makerfield railway station
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Haydock |
| Area | St Helens |
| Coordinates | 53°28′47″N 2°38′21″W / 53.47975°N 2.63915°WCoordinates: 53°28′47″N 2°38′21″W / 53.47975°N 2.63915°W |
| Grid reference | SJ577983 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1895 | Station opened for goods |
| 3 January 1900 | Station opened for passengers |
| 3 March 1952 | Closed to regular traffic |
| After 4 October 1975 | Closed to racecourse traffic |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Ashton-in-Makerfield railway station was a railway station serving that town, although, technically, it was located in neighbouring Haydock, formerly in Lancashire (now Merseyside), England.
The station was located where Lodge Lane (now the A49) crossed the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway line from Lowton St Mary's to the original St Helens Central railway station.
Opened by the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway, as part of the Great Central Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping of 1923. The line and station passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, but was transferred to the London Midland Region later that year.
In 1922 five "down" (towards St Helens) trains called at the station, on Mondays to Saturdays. These called at all stations from Manchester Central to St Helens via Glazebrook and Culcheth. No trains called on Sundays.
By 1948 four trains plied between St Helens Central and Manchester Central, calling at all stations, Monday to Friday, reduced to three on Saturdays. No trains called on Sundays.
A fuller selection of public and working timetables has now been published. Among other things this suggests that Sunday services ran until 1914, but had ceased by 1922, never to return.
The station was closed to passengers by the British Railways Board in 1952.
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