Whiston railway station

Whiston National Rail
Location
Place Whiston
Local authority Knowsley
Grid reference SJ471910
Operations
Station code WHN
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.117 million
2005/06 Increase 0.124 million
2006/07 Increase 0.136 million
2007/08 Increase 0.147 million
2008/09 Increase 0.217 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.214 million
2010/11 Increase 0.243 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.242 million
2012/13 Decrease 0.223 million
2013/14 Increase 0.371 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.361 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone A3/C2/C3
History
1990 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whiston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in Merseyside, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern. It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It opened in October 1990 by British Rail, at a cost of £420,000.

Services

Whiston is served by Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and either Manchester Victoria or Warrington Bank Quay every half-hour on Monday to Saturday daytimes. Some trains formerly continued beyond Manchester to destinations such as Stalybridge or Huddersfield, prior to the May 2014 timetable change. In the evenings there is an hourly service to Manchester Victoria & Liverpool.[1]

On Sundays, trains run once per hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly (instead of Victoria), and continue to Manchester Airport.

Following completion of electrification of the line in Spring 2015, the Liverpool to Manchester Airport, Liverpool to Manchester Victoria and Liverpool to Warrington Bank Quay services are now operated by 4-Car Class 319 Electric Units.

References

  1. Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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Huyton   Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Line
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Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 2°47′46″W / 53.414°N 2.796°W / 53.414; -2.796

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