Notes: Ann Street Halt was situated on the Widnes to St Helen's line which had opened in 1833. The small halt was opened on the 1st of November 1911 to facilitate a new Railmotor Service which the LNWR introduced between Ditton Junction and St Helens Shaw Street. 'The halt was probably a simple wooden structure and no pictures of the station have ever come to light. It was located to the south of Ann Street level crossing underneath the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway's Widnes Branch which passed over the Widnes to St Helens line at this point. Pictures taken in the 1960s show no sign of the station other than a boundary wall being further back from the lines than might be expected. At the north end of the station site, adjacent to the level crossing there was a signalbox, Widnes No.2 which controlled the crossing, a junction to the south of the Halt and access to Widnes Locomotive Sheds. The

The Railmotor Service which used a steam railcar was replaced after a short time by LNWR Webb 2-4-2 Tank Locomotives with up to four coaches although by the 1940s two coaches were more common. The train service became known as the Ditton Dodger by local people. The Widnes to St Helen's line had always been more important for goods services and the withdrawal of passenger services was recommended in 1951. Despite local opposition Ann Street Halt and other stations on the line closed on the 18th June 1951. The replacement bus service took one hour instead of 20 minutes by train.

Excursion traffic and diverted passenger services, along with a steady stream of goods services continued to pass through the site of Ann Street Halt. In 1965 the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway bridge that crossed over the station site was removed following the closure of that line in 1964. In 1968 the junction to the south of Ann Street and the Locomotive Sheds closed. In 1975 the Widnes No2 Signalbox closed and the crossing became the responsibility of Widnes No1. On the 1st of November 1981 the Widnes to St Helens line closed as a through route. Trains continued to pass through the site of the station until April 1982 but they ran only as far as Widnes No1 Signalbox before reversing along a chord to Tanhouse Lane. The line through Ann Street was lifted shortly after the last trains ran.  Today the station site lies buried underneath Watkinson Way.

Ticket from Michael Stewart

To see the other stations on Widnes - St. Helens line click on the station name: Runcorn Gap, Appleton, Farnworth & Bold, Union Bank Farm Halt, Clockface, Sutton Oak & Peasley Cross