| St Helens Junction | |
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| Location | |
| Place | St Helens |
| Local authority | St. Helens Borough of Sutton |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.154 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.190 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.197 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.187 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | A1 |
| History | |
| between 1833 and 1837 | Opened |
| 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 Junction from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
St Helens Junction railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated in Sutton, south of St.Helens town centre. The station is on the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line 19 km (12 miles) east of Liverpool Lime Street (on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway). The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by Northern Rail.
The station was named "Junction" because it is located at the junction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with the former St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway branch to St Helens Central. This route closed to passengers in 1965 (and completely in 1988), but the name remains.
Services
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, there are three trains per hour in each direction. Trains head west to Liverpool Lime Street and east to one of Manchester Victoria, Manchester Airport or Warrington Bank Quay, with an hourly service to each. The service to Manchester Airport calls only at Newton-le-Willows on its way to Manchester, whilst many of the Manchester Victoria trains continue to either Stalybridge or Huddersfield. The frequency drops to hourly during the evening, when most eastbound trains run to Manchester Victoria.
Sundays see an hourly service in each direction to Liverpool and to Manchester Piccadilly & Manchester Airport, but no direct service to Manchester Victoria.
See also
External links
- Train times and station information for St Helens Junction railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Earlestown | Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Line (Northern Route) |
Lea Green | ||
| Newton-le-Willows | Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Airport Line |
Wavertree Technology Park | ||
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