Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in

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

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. It lies on the electrified northern route of the

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, the original

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east of Liverpool Lime Street. It was opened on 10 September 1990 by

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, at a cost of £420,000.

Facilities

The station is staffed throughout the day, from 06:00 to 23:55 Mondays through to Saturdays and 08:40 to midnight on Sundays. The ticket office is on the Liverpool-bound platform. There are also waiting shelters, help points, timetable poster boards and digital information screens on each platform. Both platforms have step-free access, as has the connecting bridge between them.

Services

Whiston is served by

services between

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and either via or Warrington Bank Quay every half-hour on Monday to Saturday daytimes. In the evenings there is an hourly service to via the Airport & to Liverpool. Local trains to

Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it adjoins Manchester Arena which was ...

now only run at peak periods and early mornings/late evenings. There is also a single evening peak train to that uses the Parkside curve east of Newton-le-Willows to access the West Coast Main Line. On Sundays, trains run once per hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Wilmslow via Manchester Airport. Following completion of electrification of the line in Spring 2015, the Liverpool to Manchester Airport, Liverpool to Manchester Victoria and Liverpool to Warrington Bank Quay services are now operated by 4-Car Class 319 and 3-car

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Electric Multiple Units.

Gallery

Image:Entrance, Whiston railway station (geograph 3819373).jpg, The station booking office and entrance. Image:Northern Rail Class 142, 142054, Whiston railway station (geograph 3819364).jpg, A

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Class 142 waits at the station. Image:Waiting shelter, Whiston railway station (geograph 3819347).jpg, One of the platform waiting shelters. Image:DB Schenker Class 60, 60020, Whiston railway station (geograph 3819351).jpg, A

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Class 60 passes through the station with a freight train.

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