Place Clock Face Grid reference SJ528915 Platforms in use 2 | Area St Helens 1850s Station opened | |
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Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Original company St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway People also search for Peasley Cross 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 of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.
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History
Sources differ on when the station first appeared on public timetables. The Disused Stations website gives 1856 whereas Pixton gives 1854. The station was reduced to 'Halt' status in 1926 and closed completely on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens.
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.
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.