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'''Cressage ''' was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32&frac12; miles from [[Hartlebury]] and 8&frac14; miles from Shrewsbury. The village it served , which derived its name from "Christsache" (from the Saxon "ache" for oak), had a population of approximately 350 in 1861.<ref name=Vanns>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (1998)]] p. 28.</ref><ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] fig. XIX.</ref>

When the line opened on 1 February 1862, Cressage had a single platform and a siding. As at neighbouring [[Berrington]], the station building and platform were located on the east of the line, the side furthest from the centre of population.<ref name=Vanns/> On 14 June 1893 the GWR authorised the construction of a second platform with a passing loop and signal box. The signal box was equipped with a 23-lever frame and a gate wheel to operate the four level crossing gates, while a two-lever ground frame, locked from the signal box, worked the loop points at the north end of the station. The second platform, which became the Down platform, had a small ‘waiting shed’. The Up platform was also extended, the total cost of these works being £671. They were brought into use on 14 July 1894 after being approved by the Board of Trade inspector Major Yorke. <ref name=Marshall>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 111.</ref>

The station master’s house was provided with an extra bedroom in 1901.<ref name = Vanns/><ref>[[Bibliography#Books|name=Marshall (1989)]] p. 111.</ref> In the 1920s and 1930s the station had a staff of three.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] fig. 102.</ref>

*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#FormerStations | The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]<br>*[[List of signal boxes#List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames|List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames]]*[[Maps#Map 1 - Shrewsbury to Hartlebury | Pre-1965 Map]]*[[Shropshire Historic Environment Record]]