Garswood railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Garswood
Garswood
General information
Location	Garswood, St Helens; England
Coordinates	53°29′17″N 2°40′19″W / 53.4881°N 2.672°W
Grid reference	SJ555992
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	GSW
Fare zone	A1
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1869	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.190 million
2019/20	0.195 million
2020/21	42,170
2021/22	0.120 million
2022/23	0.117 million
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line, 15 miles (24 km) 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^[1] by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and Blackburn. 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 Chorley and Blackburn section ended in January 1960.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office on the northbound platform (1) and a waiting room on platform 2. The ticket office is staffed throughout the hours of service (as is usual for Merseytravel-sponsored stations), 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 (for Liverpool) can only be reached via the footbridge (which has steps).^[2]

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Garswood is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western.^[3] A few peak hour trains run through to/from Preston and Blackpool North.

On Sundays the service is hourly, with trains through to Preston and Blackpool northbound.

Gallery

A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station.
The construction of the new footbridge.
The station building.
The station approach road.

References

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Garswood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017
^ Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

Train times and station information for Garswood railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
St Helens Central		Northern Trains City Line (Merseytravel)	Bryn
	Historical railways
Carr Mill		London and North Western Railway Lancashire Union Railway	Bryn

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[1] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[2] Garswood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017

[3] Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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