Earlestown station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in St. Helens within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 53,376 journeys were made between Earlestown and Manchester Victoria—that's 18% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Liverpool Lime Street.

Passenger numbers for Earlestown peaked during 2017-18 with 630,194 estimated passengers.