Rainford 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 4,582 journeys were made between Rainford and Manchester Victoria—that's 22% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Liverpool Lime Street.

Passenger numbers for Rainford peaked during 2017-18 with 55,352 estimated passengers.