Notes: Gerards Bridge Station was part of what became the St. Helens to Ormskirk via Rainford Junction line. The route was effectively made up of two different lines that opened within a month of each other. Gerards Bridge was situated on the St. Helens to Rainford Junction line which was opened by The St. Helens Railway on 1.2.1858. The other part of the line ran from Rainford Junction to Ormskirk and was opened by the East Lancashire Railway. At the time of opening new stations where provided at St. Helens (3rd), Gerards Bridge, Moss Bank, Rainford and Rainford Junction. A few months later the railway company decided to add another two experimental stops to see if they were viable. One of these was Crank, the other was Rookery.

Gerards Bridge Station was situated on the north side of the bridge of that crosses Haresfinch Road. At the time of opening the station was served by four trains each way per day which ran from St. Helens to Rainford Junction where the St. Helens Railway had its own platform. The St. Helens to Rainford Junction section of the line became part of the LNWR on 4.8.1864 and by 1904 they were operating 8 trains in each direction. However the next year the station closed as a result of road competition.

The line remained in use for goods services and for passenger excursions and diversions up until 6.7.1964 and as a siding for nearby works thereafter. Today track is still in situ and areas of mounded earth show the location of the southbound platform.

For other Stations on the St. Helens - Ormskirk line click on the station name: St. Helens (3rd station), Moss Bank, Crank, Old Mill Lane, Rookery, Rainford Village, Rainford Junction (St. Helens platform), Rainford Junction (Ormskirk platform), Hey's Crossing Halt, White Moss Level Crossing Halt, Skelmersdale & Westhead Halt