Prescot railway station

Prescot
Location
Place	Prescot
Local authority	Knowsley
Coordinates	53°25′25″N 2°47′56″W / 53.42358°N 2.79892°WCoordinates: 53°25′25″N 2°47′56″W / 53.42358°N 2.79892°W
Grid reference	SJ470921
Operations
Station code	PSC
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*
2004/05	109,952
2005/06	123,875
2006/07	138,037
2007/08	142,182
2008/09	465,108
2009/10	457,630
2010/11	491,188
2011/12	502,566
2012/13	457,608
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	A3/C2/C3
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 Prescot from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Prescot railway station serves the town 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.

Services

Monday to Saturday, Prescot is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western, with some p.m peak and late evening trains continuing to Preston. However, after 20.00 each evening, the frequency of these services reduces to hourly.^[1]

On Sundays the service is hourly in each direction, running through to Preston & Blackpool North.

Gallery

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  The station booking office, viewed from the footbridge.
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  The station footbridge, with new catenary masts visible beyond.
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  The station buildings.
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  A Northern Rail Class 156 departs from the station.

References

1. Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Prescot railway station from National Rail