St Helens Central railway station

St Helens Central
General information
Location	St Helens, St Helens England
Coordinates	53°27′10″N 2°43′48″W / 53.4529°N 2.730°W / 53.4529; -2.730
Grid reference	SJ516953
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SNH
Fare zone	A1/A2
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	St Helens Canal and Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1858	Opened as St Helens
1 March 1949	Renamed St Helens Shaw Street
11 May 1987	Renamed St Helens Central
Passengers
2018/19	0.657 million
2019/20	0.724 million
2020/21	0.208 million
2021/22	0.514 million
2022/23	0.537 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

St Helens Central railway station (previously known as St. Helens Shaw Street) is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western. The station and all trains calling at it are operated by TransPennine Express or Northern Trains.

The station is on the Merseytravel City Line. The City Line is the name given to local rail routes out of Liverpool Lime Street operated by companies other than Merseyrail. The City Line appears on Merseytravel network maps as red, and covers the Liverpool-Wigan Line.