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Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Croston
Croston
General information
Location	Croston, Chorley; England
Coordinates	53°40′05″N 2°46′41″W / 53.668°N 2.778°W
Grid reference	SD487192
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CSO
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 April 1849	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	47,318
2020/21	8,346
2021/22	36,622
2022/23	38,758
2023/24	45,964
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Croston railway station serves the small village of Croston, near Chorley in Lancashire, England; the station is on the Ormskirk Branch Line 7 miles (11 km) south west of Preston. It is unstaffed and the old station buildings are now privately occupied.

The station was built & opened by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (later taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) along with the line in April 1849.^[2] "Line" is the suitable word here, as along the way are clear signs of the former double track trunk route from Preston to Liverpool Exchange, which was severely rationalised (including the reduction to single line working) in 1970.

The line once carried numerous express trains to Glasgow Central Edinburgh, Blackpool North and the Lake District, though Croston was usually served only by local stopping services from Liverpool to Preston and Blackburn.

Trains connect at Ormskirk with Merseyrail services to Liverpool Central. Croston enjoys bus connections to nearby Leyland, Chorley, Southport, and Preston. It is on the B5247 into Bretherton.

The single platform still in use has a shelter & digital information screen, but has no ticket vending facilities. Step-free access is available for disabled travellers.^[3]

Services

Monday to Saturdays sees an hourly service operate each way to Preston and Ormskirk. There is no Sunday service.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Preston		Northern Trains Ormskirk branch line Mondays-Saturdays only		Rufford

References

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ CRL - Croston Community Rail Lancashire; Retrieved 22 November 2016
^ Croston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 28 November 2016
^ Table 83 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

Train times and station information for Croston railway station from National Rail

[Butt-1] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[2] CRL - Croston Community Rail Lancashire; Retrieved 22 November 2016

[3] Croston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 28 November 2016

[4] Table 83 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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+| pregroup            = [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]
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-| pregroup  = [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]
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-| postgroup = [[London Midland and Scottish Railway]]
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 }}
 '''Croston railway station''' serves the small village of [[Croston]], near [[Chorley]] in  [[Lancashire]], England; the [[railway station|station]] is on the [[Ormskirk Branch Line]] {{convert|7|mi|km}} south west of {{rws|Preston}}.  It is unstaffed and the old station buildings are now privately occupied.
-The station was built & opened by the [[Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway]] (later taken over by the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]) along with the line in April 1849.<ref>[http://www.communityraillancashire.co.uk/stations/croston/ CRL - Croston] ''Community Rail Lancashire''; Retrieved 22 November 2016</ref> "Line" is the suitable word here, as along the way are clear signs of the former double track trunk route from Preston to [[Liverpool Exchange railway station|Liverpool Exchange]], which was severely rationalised (including the reduction to single line working) in 1970. The disused northbound platform here is still visible, though it is now derelict & overgrown.
+The station was built & opened by the [[Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway]] (later taken over by the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]) along with the line in April 1849.<ref>[http://www.communityraillancashire.co.uk/stations/croston/ CRL - Croston] ''Community Rail Lancashire''; Retrieved 22 November 2016</ref> "Line" is the suitable word here, as along the way are clear signs of the former double track trunk route from Preston to [[Liverpool Exchange railway station|Liverpool Exchange]], which was severely rationalised (including the reduction to single line working) in 1970.
-The line once carried numerous express trains to {{rws|Glasgow Central}} [[Edinburgh]], {{rws|Blackpool North}} and the Lake District, though Croston was usually served only by local stopping services from Liverpool to Preston and {{rws|Blackburn}}.
+The line once carried numerous express trains to {{rws|Glasgow Central}} [[Edinburgh]], {{rws|Blackpool North}} and the [[Lake District]], though Croston was usually served only by local stopping services from Liverpool to Preston and {{rws|Blackburn}}.
-Trains connect at {{rws|Ormskirk}} with Merseyrail services to Liverpool Central. Croston enjoys bus connections to nearby [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]], [[Chorley]], [[Southport]], and [[Preston railway station|Preston]].  It is on the [[B5247 road|B5247]] into [[Bretherton]].
+Trains connect at {{rws|Ormskirk}} with Merseyrail services to [[Liverpool Central railway station|Liverpool Central]]. Croston enjoys bus connections to nearby [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]], [[Chorley]], [[Southport]], and [[Preston railway station|Preston]].  It is on the [[B5247 road|B5247]] into [[Bretherton]].
-The single platform still in use has a shelter & digital information screen, but has no ticket vending facilities.  Step-free access is available for disabled travellers.
+The single platform still in use has a shelter & digital information screen, but has no ticket vending facilities.  Step-free access is available for disabled travellers.<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CSO/details.html Croston station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 28 November 2016</ref>
 ==Services==
+Monday to Saturdays sees an hourly service operate each way to Preston and Ormskirk.  There is no Sunday service.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2023|83}}</ref>
-Thirteen trains call in each direction (roughly every 90 minutes) on Monday to Saturdays only (no Sunday service).<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|99}}</ref>  Most trains are operated by either {{BRC|142}} Pacer railbuses or {{BRC|153}} single unit railcars, though {{BRC|150}} units sometimes appear.
+{{rail start}}
+{{rail line|previous=[[Preston railway station|Preston]]|next=[[Rufford railway station|Rufford]]|route=[[Northern Trains]]<br /><small>[[Ormskirk branch line]]<br />Mondays-Saturdays only</small> |col={{Northern colour}} }}
+{{s-end}}
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 [[Category:Railway stations in Chorley]]
+[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
 [[Category:Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations]]
-[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern (train operating company)]]
+[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849]]
+[[Category:Croston]]
+[[Category:1849 establishments in England]]

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West Coast Main Line	Euxton Balshaw Lane Leyland Preston Lancaster
Kirkby branch line	Upholland
Manchester–Southport line	Appley Bridge Parbold Hoscar Burscough Bridge New Lane Bescar Lane
Merseyrail Northern line	Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk
Ormskirk branch line	Ormskirk Burscough Junction Rufford Croston Preston
Blackpool branch lines	Preston Salwick Kirkham and Wesham Poulton-le-Fylde Layton Blackpool North Moss Side Lytham Ansdell and Fairhaven St Annes-on-the-Sea Squires Gate Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool South
Manchester–Preston line	Adlington Chorley Buckshaw Parkway Leyland Preston
Ribble Valley line	Entwistle Darwen Blackburn Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Langho Whalley Clitheroe
East Lancashire line	Preston Lostock Hall Bamber Bridge Pleasington Cherry Tree Mill Hill Blackburn Rishton Church & Oswaldtwistle Accrington Huncoat Hapton Rose Grove Burnley Barracks Burnley Central Brierfield Nelson Colne
Calder Valley line	Burnley Manchester Road Accrington Blackburn Preston Poulton-le-Fylde Blackpool North
Leeds–Morecambe line	Wennington Carnforth Lancaster Bare Lane Morecambe Heysham Port
Furness line	Lancaster Carnforth Silverdale
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