Eccleston Park railway station

Eccleston Park
Wigan-bound Northern Electrics Class 319 EMU at Eccleston Park
Location
Place	Eccleston Park
Local authority	St Helens
Coordinates	53°25′51″N 2°46′50″W / 53.4307°N 2.7805°WCoordinates: 53°25′51″N 2°46′50″W / 53.4307°N 2.7805°W
Grid reference	SJ482929
Operations
Station code	ECL
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*
2010/11	0.162 million
2011/12	0.164 million
2012/13	0.157 million
2013/14	0.114 million
2014/15	0.110 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	A2
History
Key dates	Opened 1871
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Eccleston Park from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Eccleston Park railway station serves the Eccleston Park area of Prescot, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Liverpool to Wigan Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern. Electrification of this line was given the go-ahead in November, 2010. On 17 May 2015, electric train services began on the Liverpool to Wigan line, operating Class 319 electric multiple units.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Eccleston Park is served by trains every 30 minutes each way between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. This drops to one per hour each way after 20.00. No trains call here on Sundays.^[1]

Gallery

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  A Northern Rail Class 142 arrives with a service to Liverpool.
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  The station booking office and waiting room.
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  The platforms and Portico Lane bridge.
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  The station entrance on Portico Lane.
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  LMS Stanier 4-6-2 "Princess Elizabeth" 6201 powers through the station on a heritage railtour.

References

1. Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Eccleston Park railway station from National Rail