Garswood railway station

Garswood
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Location
Place	Garswood
Local authority	St Helens
Coordinates
Grid reference	SJ555992
Operations
Station code	GSW
Managed by	Northern Rail
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	0.124 million
2005/06	0.134 million
2006/07	0.141 million
2007/08	0.147 million
2008/09	0.307 million
2009/10	0.295 million
2010/11	0.315 million
2011/12	330,856
2012/13	302,946
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	A1
History
Original company	Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
1 December 1869	Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garswood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the Liverpool to Wigan Line. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by Northern Rail.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and Blackburn.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Garswood is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. After 20.00, the service reduces to one train every hour in each direction.

On Sundays the service is hourly in each direction, with a two-hourly service beyond Wigan to Preston & Blackpool North.

Gallery

• Garswood railway station (1).JPG

  A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station.

• Garswood Railway Station.jpg

  The construction of the new footbridge.

• Station building, Garswood railway station (geograph 3795526).jpg

  The station building.

• The approach to Garswood station - geograph.org.uk - 1174212.jpg

  The station approach road.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Helens Central		Northern Electrics Liverpool to Wigan Line		Bryn Wigan North Western on Sundays
	Historical railways
Carr Mill		London and North Western Railway Lancashire Union Railway		Bryn