Garswood railway station

Garswood National Rail
Location
Place Garswood
Local authority St Helens
Coordinates 53°29′17″N 2°40′19″W / 53.4881°N 2.672°W / 53.4881; -2.672Coordinates: 53°29′17″N 2°40′19″W / 53.4881°N 2.672°W / 53.4881; -2.672
Grid reference SJ555992
Operations
Station code GSW
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.124 million
2005/06 Increase 0.134 million
2006/07 Increase 0.141 million
2007/08 Increase 0.147 million
2008/09 Increase 0.307 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.295 million
2010/11 Increase 0.315 million
2011/12 Increase 330,856
2012/13 Decrease 302,946
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone A1
History
Original company Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
1 December 1869 Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garswood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Liverpool to Wigan Line. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by Northern.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1869[1] by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and Blackburn.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Garswood is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. After 20.00, the service reduces to one train every hour in each direction.[2]

On Sundays the service is hourly in each direction, with a two-hourly service beyond Wigan to Preston & Blackpool North.

Gallery

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  2. Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garswood railway station.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
St Helens Central   Northern
Liverpool to Wigan Line
  Bryn
Wigan North Western on Sundays
Historical railways
Carr Mill   London and North Western Railway
Lancashire Union Railway
  Bryn


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