Eccleston Park railway station serves the Eccleston Park area of St Helens,

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. It is situated on the electrified

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Liverpool to Wigan City Line, northeast of

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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by

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, however the station is branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing. It was opened by the

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in July 1891. Electrification of this line was given the go-ahead in November 2010. On 17 May 2015, electric train services began on the

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, operating Class 319 electric multiple units.

Facilities

Though run by Northern Trains, it is within the

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area and thus has a ticket office that is staffed throughout the hours of service each day (05:50-23:30 Mondays to Saturdays; closed Sundays). This is located in the main building on platform 1, along with a waiting room whilst there is a shelter on platform 2. Train running information is provided via customer help points, PIS screens and timetable poster boards on each platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Eccleston Park is served by trains every 30 minutes each way between

and . Since 10 December 2017, there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to northbound and

southbound.

Gallery

Image:Portico Lane, Eccleston (geograph 3795608).jpg, The station entrance on Portico Lane. Image:Booking office, Eccleston Park railway station (geograph 3795607).jpg, The station booking office and waiting room. Image:Platforms and Bridge, Eccleston Park railway station (geograph 3795601).jpg, The platforms and Portico Lane bridge. Image:Eccleston Park station - geograph.org.uk - 1454251.jpg, LMS Stanier 4-6-2 "Princess Elizabeth" 6201 powers through the station on a heritage railtour.

References

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Railway stations in St Helens, Merseyside DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1891 Northern franchise railway stations {{Merseyside-railstation-stub