Whiston railway station
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General information | |||||
Location | Whiston, Knowsley England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ471910 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WHN | ||||
Fare zone | A3/C2/C3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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10 September 1990 | Opened | ||||
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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 Trains. It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway 7+1⁄2 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
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.
Gallery
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The station booking office and entrance.
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A Northern Rail Class 142 waits at the station.
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One of the platform waiting shelters.
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A DB Schenker Class 60 passes through the station with a freight train.
References
- ^ Whiston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 22 December 2016
- ^ Table 85 National Rail timetable, December 2023
External links
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- Train times and station information for Whiston railway station from National Rail
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