Croston railway station
Croston 
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| Location | |
| Place | Croston |
| Local authority | Chorley |
| Coordinates | 53°40′05″N 2°46′41″W / 53.668°N 2.778°WCoordinates: 53°40′05″N 2°46′41″W / 53.668°N 2.778°W |
| Grid reference | SD487192 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CSO |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 44,802 |
| 2012/13 |
46,306 |
| 2013/14 |
47,814 |
| 2014/15 |
 45,228 |
| 2015/16 |
46,322 |
| History | |
| Original company | Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 2 April 1849 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Croston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Croston railway station serves the small village of Croston, near Chorley in Lancashire, England; the station is on the Ormskirk Branch Line 7 miles (11 km) south west of Preston. It is unstaffed and the old station buildings are now privately occupied.
The station was built & opened by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (later taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) along with the line in April 1849. "Line" is the suitable word here, as along the way are clear signs of the former double track trunk route from Preston to Liverpool Exchange, which was severely rationalised (including the reduction to single line working) in 1970. The disused northbound platform here is still visible, which until recently was derelict and overgrown. However a group of local volunteers currently clears and maintains the Northbound platform.
The line once carried numerous express trains to Glasgow Central Edinburgh, Blackpool North and the Lake District, though Croston was usually served only by local stopping services from Liverpool to Preston and Blackburn.
Trains connect at Ormskirk with Merseyrail services to Liverpool Central. Croston enjoys bus connections to nearby Leyland, Chorley, Southport, and Preston. It is on the B5247 into Bretherton.
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