| St Helens Central | |
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| Location | |
| Place | St Helens |
| Local authority | St Helens |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2005/06 * | 0.445 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.412 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.410 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | A1/A2 |
| History | |
| Original company | St Helens Canal and Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 February 1858 | Opened as St Helens |
| 1 March 1949 | Renamed St Helens Shaw Street |
| 11 May 1987 | Renamed St Helens Central |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Helens Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
St Helens Central railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western. The station, and all trains calling at it, are operated by Northern Rail.
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History
The station, originally opened by the St Helens Canal and Railway as St Helens on 1 February 1858 to replace a nearby 1833 station, was renamed St Helens Shaw Street in 1949, and became St Helens Central in 1987. The original St Helens Central station, the terminus of the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway branch from Lowton St Marys, was closed in 1952.[1]
In 2005, Merseytravel and Network Rail invited tenders for the reconstruction of the station, including a new station building, footbridge and lifts. The new station building and facilities, designed by SBS Architects of Manchester, were rebuilt at a total estimated cost of £6m,[2] just a few yards from the site of the 1960s-built station building. The new footbridge was lifted into place in the early hours of 22 January 2007. Construction work was completed in the summer, with the new waiting rooms and footbridge opened to passengers on 19 September. The new station building was officially opened on 5 December.
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly local service between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western, and an hourly fast service from Liverpool Lime Street which continues beyond Wigan to Preston and Blackpool North, although some formerly continued to either Morecambe or Barrow-in-Furness prior to the December 2008 timetable change. On Sundays, there is an hourly semi-fast service from Liverpool to Wigan, with a number of trains continuing to Blackpool.
See also
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. p.203
- ^ "Major works completed at St Helens Central Station". Merseytravel website. Merseytravel. 2007-04-24. http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/newsarticle.asp?articleid=1172&catid=1. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
External links
- Train times and station information for St Helens Central railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatto Heath | Northern Rail Liverpool to Wigan Line |
Garswood | ||
| Huyton | Northern Rail Liverpool to Blackpool/Preston Line |
Wigan North Western | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Terminus | London and North Western Railway Lancashire Union Railway |
Carr Mill | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Gerards Bridge | LNWR St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway |
Peasley Cross | ||
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