St Helens Central | |
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![]() Station frontage on opening day | |
General information | |
Location | St Helens, St Helens England |
Coordinates | 53°27′19″N 2°44′14″W / 53.4553°N 2.7371°W |
Grid reference | SJ511956 |
Platforms | 1[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
3 January 1900 | Station opened as Great Central Railways Central Station |
1 March 1949 | Renamed St Helens Central |
3 March 1952 | Station closed to passengers[2][3] |
4 January 1965 | Station closed completely |
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St Helens Central (GCR) railway station served the town of St Helens, England with passenger traffic between 1900 and 1952 and goods traffic until 1965. It was the terminus of a branch line from Lowton St Mary's.[4][5]