Eccleston Park railway station

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8+34 miles (14.1 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains, however the station is branded Merseytravel using Merseytravel ticketing. It was opened by the London & North Western Railway in July 1891.

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Electrification of this line was given the go-ahead in November 2010. On 17 May 2015, electric train services began on the Liverpool to Wigan line, operating Class 319 electric multiple units.

Facilities

Though run by Northern Trains, it is within the Merseytravel area and thus has a ticket office that is staffed throughout the hours of service each day (05:50-23:30 Mondays to Saturdays; closed Sundays). This is located in the main building on platform 1, along with a waiting room whilst there is a shelter on platform 2. Train running information is provided via customer help points, PIS screens and timetable poster boards on each platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps. [1]

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Eccleston Park is served by trains every 30 minutes each way between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. [2]

Since 10 December 2017, there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to Blackpool North northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound. [3]

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References

  1. Eccleston Park station facilities National Rail Enquiries, Retrieved 10 January 2017
  2. Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  3. "City Line Book 4 from 10 December 2017 to 19 May 2018" (PDF). Merseytravel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
Eccleston Park
National Rail logo.svg
Eccleston Park Station 319.JPG
Wigan-bound Northern Electrics British Rail Class 319 EMU at Eccleston Park
General information
Location Eccleston Park, St Helens
England
Coordinates 53°25′51″N2°46′50″W / 53.4307°N 2.7805°W / 53.4307; -2.7805
Grid reference SJ482929
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeECL
Fare zoneA2
Classification DfT category E
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
July 1891 (1891-07)Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 72,058
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Prescot   Northern Trains
Liverpool to Wigan Line
  Thatto Heath