General information | |||||
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Location | Whiston, Knowsley England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ471910 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WHN | ||||
Fare zone | A3/C2/C3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
10 September 1990 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.193 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.220 million | ||||
2020/21 | 63,846 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.165 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.203 million | ||||
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Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in Merseyside, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains. It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway 7+1⁄2 miles (12 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street. It was opened on 10 September 1990 by British Rail, at a cost of £420,000.