Thatto Heath railway station

Thatto Heath
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*
2011/12	0.162 million
2012/13	0.144 million
2013/14	0.221 million
2014/15	0.214 million
2015/16	0.229 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 hourly in each direction, extending beyond Wigan to Preston & Blackpool North.^[2]

Gallery

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  The Wigan-bound platform.
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  The station booking office.
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  A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station.
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  The Scholes Lane tunnel, at the western end of the station.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thatto Heath railway station.

• Train times and station information for Thatto Heath railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Eccleston Park Prescot on Sundays		Northern Liverpool to Wigan Line		St Helens Central