General information | |||||
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Location | Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 2°38′17″W / 53.451°N 2.638°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ578951 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ERL | ||||
Fare zone | A1 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
17 September 1830 | Opened | ||||
November 1861 | Renamed Earlestown Junction | ||||
5 June 1950 | Renamed Earlestown | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.387 million | ||||
Interchange | 98,591 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.382 million | ||||
Interchange | 25,984 | ||||
2020/21 | 68,338 | ||||
Interchange | 4,593 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.231 million | ||||
Interchange | 12,893 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.275 million | ||||
Interchange | 51,348 | ||||
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Earlestown railway station is a railway station in Earlestown, Merseyside, England, and one of the few "triangular" stations in Britain.