Prescot railway station

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General information
Location	Knowsley
Coordinates	53.42358°N 2.79892°W / 53.42358; -2.79892
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	PSC
Fare zone	A3/C2/C3
History
Opened	1871

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. It was opened in 1871 by the London and North Western Railway, along with the line between Huyton and St. Helens Shaw Street - now known as St. Helens Central.

Facilities

The station is staffed throughout the day (as is standard with most Merseytravel stations), from 15 minutes prior to the start of service until 23:30 each day (including Sundays). The ticket office and main buildings are on the northbound platform, with a shelter on the opposite side. Train running information is provided via timetable posters and digital information screens; there are also customer help points on both platforms. Step-free access is available to each platform, though the footbridge linking the two has stairs.

Services

Electrified since May 2015, 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.

On Sundays the service is now also half-hourly in each direction, with alternate trains running through to Preston and Blackpool North.

Gallery

• 
  The station booking office, viewed from the footbridge.
• 
  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.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Huyton		Northern Liverpool to Wigan Line		Eccleston Park