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[[File:Cressage station former geograph-31162345153-by1963-Ben03-Brooksbank02.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Former Ex-GWR 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 ([[Sellick Collection]])]]'''Cressage ''' was a stationon the original Severn Valley line, 1983 32&frac12; miles from [[Hartlebury]] and 8&frac14; miles from Shrewsbury. The village it served, which derived its name from "Christsache" (Ben Brooksbank via Wikimedia Commonsfrom 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> 

Cressage was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32&frac12; miles from [[Hartlebury]] and 8&frac14; miles from Shrewsbury. ==Opening==When the line opened in on 1 February 1862 it , 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, but by the side furthest from the centre of population.<ref name=Vanns/> On 14 June 1893/94 it had acquired an additional 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 name=Marshall/> In the 1920s and 1930s the station had a staff of three;<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] fig. 102.</ref>[[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (North of Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records for 1922]] show a total staff of 4 including two Porter Signalmen who would presumably have worked shifts. ==Traffic statistics=={| class="wikitable"|+ [[The Severn Valley Railwayunder GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics|GWR Traffic statistics]] for Cressage, selected years prior to 1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 56.</ref>|-! !! colspan="3" | Passenger Traffic !! colspan="2" | Freight Traffic !! |-! Year !! Tickets issued !! Parcels despatched !! Revenue (&pound;) !! Tons received &amp; despatched !! Revenue (&pound;) !! Total revenue (&pound;)|-|1903||style="text-align:right"|13,514||style="text-align:right"|2,692||style="text-align:right"|979|style="text-align:right"|5,768||style="text-align:right"|1, A View From 329||style="text-align:right"|2,308|-|1913||style="text-align:right"|14,353||style="text-align:right"|4,109||style="text-align:right"|1,064|style="text-align:right"|5,305||style="text-align:right"|1,449||style="text-align:right"|2,513|-|1923||style="text-align:right"|12,558||style="text-align:right"|11,119||style="text-align:right"|1,871|style="text-align:right"|4,020||style="text-align:right"|1,852||style="text-align:right"|3,723|-|1933||style="text-align:right"|5,852||style="text-align:right"|3,985||style="text-align:right"|736|style="text-align:right"|3,225||style="text-align:right"|1,081||style="text-align:right"|1,817|-|1938||style="text-align:right"|5,161||style="text-align:right"|2,024||style="text-align:right"|447|style="text-align:right"|2,399||style="text-align:right"|1,023||style="text-align:right"|1,470|-|} ==Closure==[[File:Cressage station former geograph-3116234-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Former Cressage station, 1983 (Ben Brooksbank via Wikimedia Commons)]]The station closed on 9 September 1963, when passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and Shrewsbury were withdrawn by BR. Through freight services continued until 30 November of that year, after which the Pastsignal box was taken out of use on 2 December 1963. Despite the end of all services, the line between Shrewsbury and Buildwas, including Cressage, M A Vannswas maintained in working order for the move of boilers and other large equipment to Ironbridge Power Station which took place on 22 April 1966. The line between [[Berrington]] and [[Buildwas]] was then completely closed and the track lifted.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Magner (1997)]] p. 35.</ref>  The former station master’s house is now a private residence.

The ==Historic maps of Cressage station closed on 9 September 1963, when passenger services between [[Bewdley]] ==*1883 OS map showing the original single platform*1902 OS map showing the second platform and [[Shrewsbury]] were withdrawn. The former station master’s house is now a private residence.passing loop

File:Cressage-5153-1963-03-02OS_Cressage_1883.jpg|Ex-GWR 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 ([[Sellick Collection]])1883File: OS_Cressage_1902.jpg | 1902

*[[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]]