Helsby railway station

Helsby
General information
Location	Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester England
Grid reference	SJ486756
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Line(s)	Chester–Warrington line Hooton–Helsby line
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	HSB
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Birkenhead Railway
Post-grouping	Birkenhead Railway
Key dates
1852 (1852)	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	116,468
Dunham Hill		Birkenhead Joint Railway		Frodsham

Adopt-a-station

The North Cheshire Rail Users' Group has adopted this station and regularly ensure the station is clean and tidy. The station has won the "Best Kept Station ^[10] " six times, and the plaques commending this are fixed to the signal box located on the island platforms, (2 + 3).

Connections

Helsby has several bus links operated primarily by Arriva North West and Stagecoach Merseyside.

• Route X30 operates between Chester and Warrington hourly. ^[2] (Arriva NW) (Monday - Saturday)
• Route X2 operates between Runcorn and Chester via Ince & Elton, and Ellesmere Port, hourly. ^[11] (Stagecoach Merseyside) (Monday - Saturday)

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Listed buildings in Helsby

References

1. Historic England. "Former stationmaster's house and main railway station building, Helsby (1253460)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
2. National Rail Enquiries – Station Facilities for Helsby
3. Best Kept Stations - Helsby
4. Helsby Station has been named The Best Kept Station in Cheshire at a glitzy awards ceremony Chester Chronicle 20 January 2011
5. "Award proves station is one of the very best". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
6. National Rail Enquiries – Station Facilities for Helsby
7. National Rail Enquiries – Station Facilities for Helsby
8. Table 81, 109 National Rail timetable, December 2023
9. "New Chester to Liverpool rail service - more details released Holmes, D, Cheshire Live news article 3 April 2019; Retrieved 10 April 2019
10. "Stations". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
11. http://www2.halton.gov.uk/publictransport/pdfs/juneweb36.pdf%5B%5D

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 112-120. ISBN   9781908174215. OCLC   811323335.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 27-42. ISBN   9781908174406. OCLC   910526793.

External links

• Train times and station information for Helsby railway station from National Rail
• North Cheshire Rail Users Group User group responsible for upkeep of Helsby station

53°16′30″N2°46′16″W / 53.275°N 2.771°W / 53.275; -2.771