|
Notes: Haydock station was situated on the St. Helens Central
to Lowton St. Mary's branch which left the Glazebrook to Wigan
Central line at Lowton St. Mary's This line had been sanctioned
as early as July 1885 and the original intention was to create
a line that would link Wigan to Southport by creating a route
from Lowton St. Mary's to Fazakerley Junction on the CLC North
Liverpool Extension Line.
 |
The railway company that was formed to build the line the St.
Helens and Wigan Junction Railway (became Liverpool St. Helens
and South Lancashire Railway on 26.7.1889) was in constant financial
difficulty and despite the first sod being cut on 28.1.1888
it did not open to goods traffic until 1.7.1895 and then only
to St. Helens. It was to take another five years for the line |
to be brought up to passenger standards by which time any hope
of continuing west had been abandoned.
The line remained a minor branch line that was of far more use
for goods as it linked to a number of collieries in the Lancashire
coalfield. Passenger services were always secondary. In 1906
the line became part of the GCR transferring to the LNER in
1923. Goods facilities were withdrawn from 1.3.1944.
| The station had two platforms and very sparse facilities. A
brick shelter was provided on the Lowton (eastbound) platform
but there were no waiting room on the St. Helens (westbound)
platform, presumably because it was not expected that many passengers
would want to make the short journey to St. Helens from Haydock
by train. In later years trains only used |
 |
this platform .Haydock Station did not survive long into the period
of nationalization closing on 1.3.1952. Today the station site
is occupied by a housing estate. Apart from a short stretch
of linear green space there is very little evidence of the line
ever having existed from Haydock to St. Helens.
Ticket from the last train from St. Helens to Haydock from Stan Anderton
Click on the station name for other stations
on the St. Helens Central - Lowton St. Mary's Line. St.
Helens Central, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Haydock Park Racecourse, Golborne North & Lowton St.
Mary's |
Home Page 