Thatto Heath railway station

Thatto Heath railway station is located in the Thatto Heath area of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line, 9+3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) northeast of Liverpool. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains, however the station is branded Merseytravel using Merseytravel ticketing. The station opened with the line in 1871.

Thatto Heath
General information
Location	Thatto Heath, St Helens England
Coordinates	53.4367°N 2.7594°W / 53.4367; -2.7594
Grid reference	SJ496936
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	THH
Fare zone	A1/A2
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1871
Passengers
2018/19	0.135 million
2019/20	0.158 million
2020/21	36,768
2021/22	98,782
2022/23	0.115 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

The station has a small wooden ticket office on the northbound platform, which is staffed from beginning to end of service each day (including Sundays). There are also waiting shelters on both platforms, along with customer help points, digital information screens and timetable posters. Step-free access is available on each side, via ramps from the road above.^[1]

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Thatto Heath is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. Some afternoon peak and late evening trains continue to Preston and Blackpool North. The service frequency also drops to hourly in the evenings.

On Sundays the service is hourly in each direction, with trains extending beyond Wigan to Preston and Blackpool North.^[2]

Gallery

• 
  The Wigan-bound platform.
• 
  The station booking office.
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  A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station.
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  The Scholes Lane tunnel, at the western end of the station.

References

1. Thatto Heath station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017
2. Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Thatto Heath railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Eccleston Park		Northern Trains Liverpool to Wigan Line		St Helens Central