Whiston railway station

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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.

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Facilities

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

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

  1. Whiston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 22 December 2016
  2. Table 85 National Rail timetable, December 2023
Whiston
National Rail logo.svg
Manchester-bound platform, Whiston railway station (geograph 3819344).jpg
General information
Location Whiston, Knowsley
England
Grid reference SJ471910
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWHN
Fare zoneA3/C2/C3
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
10 September 1990Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.193 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Huyton   Northern Trains
Liverpool to Manchester Line
  Rainhill

53°24′50″N2°47′46″W / 53.414°N 2.796°W / 53.414; -2.796