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Whiston railway station

Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 2°47′46″W / 53.414°N 2.796°W / 53.414; -2.796
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Whiston
National Rail
General information
LocationWhiston, Knowsley
England
Grid referenceSJ471910
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWHN
Fare zoneA3/C2/C3
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
10 September 1990Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.193 million
2019/20Increase 0.220 million
2020/21Decrease 63,846
2021/22Increase 0.165 million
2022/23Increase 0.203 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in Merseyside, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains. It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway 7+12 miles (12 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street. It was opened on 10 September 1990 by British Rail, at a cost of £420,000.

Facilities

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The station is staffed throughout the day, from 06:00 to 23:55 Mondays through to Saturdays and 08:40 to midnight on Sundays. The ticket office is on the Liverpool-bound platform. There are also waiting shelters, help points, timetable poster boards and digital information screens on each platform. Both platforms have step-free access, as has the connecting bridge between them.[1]

Services

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Whiston is served by Northern.

The station receives an hourly service to Liverpool Lime Street and an hourly service to Manchester Airport. There is a daily train to Wigan North Western, and some peak hour services to Manchester Victoria. [2]

On Sundays, trains run once per hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Wilmslow via Manchester Airport.

Services are operated mainly using Class 323s & Class 331s.

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References

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  1. ^ Whiston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 22 December 2016
  2. ^ Table 85 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Huyton   Northern Trains
Liverpool to Manchester Line
  Rainhill

53°24′50″N 2°47′46″W / 53.414°N 2.796°W / 53.414; -2.796