Thatto Heath railway station

Thatto Heath National Rail
Location
Place Thatto Heath
Local authority St Helens
Coordinates 53°26′12″N 2°45′34″W / 53.4367°N 2.7594°W / 53.4367; -2.7594Coordinates: 53°26′12″N 2°45′34″W / 53.4367°N 2.7594°W / 53.4367; -2.7594
Grid reference SJ496936
Operations
Station code THH
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*
2012/13 Decrease 0.144 million
2013/14 Increase 0.221 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.214 million
2015/16 Increase 0.229 million
2016/17 Increase 0.237 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone A1/A2
History
Key dates Opened 1871 (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 Thatto Heath from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Thatto Heath railway station is located in the Thatto Heath area of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Liverpool to Wigan Line, 9 3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) northeast of Liverpool. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern. It opened with the line in 1871.

Facilities

The station has a small wooden ticket office on the northbound platform, which is staffed from beginning to end of service each day (including Sundays). There are also waiting shelters on both platforms, along with customer help points, digital information screens and timetable posters. Step-free access is available on each side, via ramps from the road above.[1]

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Thatto Heath is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. Some afternoon peak and late evening trains continue to Preston. The service frequency also drops to hourly in the evenings.

On Sundays the service is half-hourly in each direction, with some trains extending beyond Wigan to Preston & Blackpool North.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Thatto Heath station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017
  2. ↑ Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2018
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Eccleston Park
Prescot on Sundays		   Northern
Liverpool to Wigan Line		   St Helens Central


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