St Helens Central Railway Station

STHLNSC SNH | 2341
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

St Helens Central 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 275,766 journeys were made between St Helens Central and Liverpool Lime Street—that's 45% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for St Helens Central peaked during 2017-18 with 1,301,484 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 29% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 74% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for St Helens Central table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98370,097
1998-99384,406
1999-00416,960
2000-01419,642
2001-02403,913
2002-03366,598
2003-04 
2004-05424,008
2005-06445,007
2006-07412,916
2007-08410,670
2008-09671,504
2009-10684,958
2010-11723,810
2011-12722,470
2012-13674,018
2013-141,096,844
2014-151,043,808
2015-161,140,198
2016-171,166,728
2017-181,301,484
2018-19657,274
2019-20723,948
2020-21207,572
2021-22513,828
2022-23536,754
2023-24619,262
2024-25