Union Bank Farm Halt railway station was on the southern section of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap line of the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

History

On 1 October 1911 the

(LNWR) introduced a steam railmotor service between

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...

and St Helens, and at the same time, opened two new halts along the route: and ''Union Bank Farm Halt''. The halt was built in wood and could fairly be described as 'minimal'. The halt closed on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens.

Services

In 1922 six "Down" (northbound) trains a day called at Ann Street Halt, 'One class only' (i.e. 3rd Class) and 'Week Days Only' (i.e. not Sundays). The "Up" service was similar. The trains' destinations were St Helens to the north and Ditton Junction to the south, with some travelling beyond to Runcorn or Liverpool Lime Street. In 1951 the service was sparser. Four trains called in each direction, Monday to Friday. On Saturdays three trains called in each direction, all were 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.

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External links

The station on a 1937-1961 Overlay OS Map via National Library of Scotland
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an illustrated history of the line via ''8D Association''
{{Closed stations Merseyside Disused railway stations in St Helens, Merseyside Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1911 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951