Whiston Railway Station

WHISTON WHN | 2161

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Whiston station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Knowsley within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 87,704 journeys were made between Whiston and Liverpool Lime Street—that's 42% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Whiston peaked during 2017-18 with 411,222 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 29% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 92% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Whiston table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	77,482
1998-99	81,502
1999-00	88,943
2000-01	82,803
2001-02	80,714
2002-03	79,312
2003-04
2004-05	116,618
2005-06	124,074
2006-07	135,675
2007-08	146,700
2008-09	216,656
2009-10	213,762
2010-11	243,398
2011-12	242,390
2012-13	222,814
2013-14	371,078
2014-15	361,346
2015-16	370,380
2016-17	367,130
2017-18	411,222
2018-19	192,828
2019-20	219,576
2020-21	63,846
2021-22	164,922
2022-23	202,924
2023-24	207,152
2024-25