Garswood railway station


Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Merseyrail Liverpool to Wigan City Line, northeast of Liverpool Lime Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains, however the station is branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and. It later became part of the London and North Western Railway, with through running to Liverpool via Huyton commencing in 1871. Passenger services over the Wigan to and Blackburn section ended in January 1960.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office on the northbound platform and a waiting room on platform 2. The ticket office is manned throughout the hours of service, seven days per week. Customer help points, digital PIS displays and timetable poster boards are provided to offer train running information. Step-free access is only available to platform 1, as platform 2 can only be reached via the footbridge.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Garswood is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and. A few peak hour trains run through to/from and.
On Sundays the service is also half-hourly in each direction, with one per hour through to Preston and Blackpool northbound.

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