Croston railway station
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| Croston | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Croston | ||
| Local authority | Chorley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CSO | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 38,772 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 37,457 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Croston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Croston railway station serves the small village of Croston, near Chorley in Lancashire, the station is on the Ormskirk branch line.
This line was cut back with the railway restructuring of the 1960s and 1970s, and only two trains an hour use the line in either direction. "Line" is the suitable word here, as along the route are clear signs the former dual track route from Preston to Ormskirk and Southport has been severely cut back. Croston enjoys bus connections to nearby Leyland, Chorley, Southport, and Preston. It is on the B5247 into Bretherton.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Preston | Northern Rail Ormskirk Branch Mondays-Saturdays only |
Rufford | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Croston railway station from National Rail
