Robins Lane Halt was a short-lived railway station which served the south of St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, England. The unstaffed Halt was on the short "Fast Lines" otherwise known as "The Passenger Lines" which ran from the St Helens to Widnes line at Sutton Oak Junction to the Manchester to Liverpool line next to St Helens Junction railway station, St Helens Junction station.

History

In modern parlance the halt was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS on a "use it or lose it" basis on 12 October 1936. Revenues failed to live up to hopes and it duly closed, less than two years later, on 26 September 1938. Frequent trains continued to pass through the site of the halt, running between St Helens Central railway station, St Helens Shaw St (as it then was) and St Helens Junction until they were withdrawn on 14 June 1965. The Fast Lines themselves were closed on 2 March 1969 and have been lifted.A more detailed history via ''Disused Stations UK''
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The station site on an 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map
via ''National Library of Scotland'']
The History of Transport in Sutton
via ''Sutton Beauty''

via ''npe maps''
The station and line overlain on OS maps
via ''Rail Maps Online'' Disused railway stations in St Helens, Merseyside Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1936 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 1936 establishments in England 1938 disestablishments in England {{Merseyside-railstation-stub