St Helens Central railway station
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This article is about the present station. For the similarly-named station which closed to passenger traffic in 1952, see St Helens Central (GCR) railway station.
St Helens Central railway station (previously known as St. Helens Shaw Street) 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 TransPennine Express or Northern Trains.
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General information | |||||
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Location | St Helens, St Helens England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.4529°N 2.730°W / 53.4529; -2.730 | ||||
Grid reference | SJ516953 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SNH | ||||
Fare zone | A1/A2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | St Helens Canal and Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 February 1858 | Opened as St Helens | ||||
1 March 1949 | Renamed St Helens Shaw Street | ||||
11 May 1987 | Renamed St Helens Central | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.657 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.724 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.208 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.514 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.537 million | ||||
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The station is on the Merseytravel City Line. The City Line is the name given to local rail routes out of Liverpool Lime Street operated by companies other than Merseyrail. The City Line appears on Merseytravel network maps as red, and covers the Liverpool-Wigan Line.