▁renamed ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁or , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Wh itt ington , ▁re located . ▁The ▁time ▁taken ▁for ▁this ▁sin uous ▁ ▁journey ▁was ▁about ▁an ▁hour . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁five ▁trains ▁a ▁day , ▁Monday ▁to ▁Saturday , ▁p lied ▁the ▁route , ▁ ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁high - water ▁mark . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁only ▁one ▁train ▁each ▁way , ▁Monday ▁to ▁Friday , ▁served ▁C low ne ▁and ▁Bar l borough , ▁tim ed ▁to ▁suit ▁schools . ▁It ▁ran ▁east wards ▁from ▁Ch ester field ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁El m ton ▁and ▁C res well , ▁but ▁was ▁extended , ▁un ad vert ised , ▁to ▁Sh ire bro ok ▁West ▁during ▁term ▁time . ▁This ▁was ▁revers ed ▁in ▁the ▁af tern o ons , ▁starting ▁un ad vert ised ▁from ▁Sh ire bro ok ▁West ▁during ▁term ▁time , ▁and ▁from ▁El m ton ▁and ▁C res well ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁tim et able . ▁That ▁service ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 4 ; ▁the ▁last ▁train ▁was ▁operated , ▁remark ably , ▁by ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁DM U . ▁ ▁The ▁station ' s ▁goods ▁facilities ▁closed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁leaving ▁its ▁sole ▁purpose ▁exc urs ions , ▁such ▁as ▁for ▁football ▁matches , ▁and ▁Summer ▁Saturday ▁hol iday ▁traffic , ▁not ably ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁That ▁called