Lea Green railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Lea Green
Lea Green
General information
Location	Sutton, Merseyside,St Helens; England
Grid reference	SJ519924
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LEG
Fare zone	A1
Classification	DfT categoryE
Key dates
17 September 2000	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.465 million
2020/21	82,028
2021/22	0.338 million
2022/23	0.340 million
2023/24	0.319 million
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Lea Green railway stationis inSt Helens,Merseyside,England, three miles south of the town centre near the suburb ofClock Face.The station is on the electrified northern route of the twoLiverpool to Manchester lines,10+3⁄4miles (17 km) east ofLiverpool Lime Street.Northern Trainsoperates the station with Merseytravel sponsorship displayingMerseytravelsigns. Constructed in 2000, the station has apark and ride car parkfitted with charging points for electrically-powered vehicles, a modern CCTV security system and a booking office at street level.

History

The first Lea Green station was where Lowfield Lane met Lea Green Road (SJ510920 about 950 metres towards Liverpool from the current station)^[1]It opened in 1830 on theLiverpool and Manchester Railway.^[2]The early intermediate stations were little more than halts positioned where the railway crossed a road orturnpike^[3]accounting for variations in their names.^[4]Lea Green station was probably known asTop of Sutton Incline,thenSuttonby 1844, andLea Greenagain in 1848, although Butt (1995) says it wasLea Greenbefore becomingSutton.^[4]^[2]The first station closed on 7 March 1955.^[2]

The current station in the cutting at Marshalls Cross opened on 17 September 2000.^[5]

Thatto Heath railway stationon theLiverpool to Wigan Lineis approximately two miles to the north west.

Facilities

The ticket office is staffed each day from 06:00 to midnight (except Sundays, when it opens at 08:30). Shelters are provided on each platform, along with help points, digital information screens and timetable poster boards. Both platforms have step-free access from the ticket office and station entrance via ramps.^[6]

Services

Northern Trainsoperates an hourly service toLiverpool Lime Streetand an hourly service toManchester AirportviaManchester Piccadilly.There are peak time services toManchester VicandWigan North Western.

Sunday services see the service toManchester Airportextended toWilmslow.

Services are operated by three-carClass 331electric units andClass 323units now also appear regularly.

TransPennine Expressalso serve the station with an express service toLiverpool Lime Streeteach hour, along with a service toNewcastleviaLeeds,YorkandDarlington.These are operated using "Nova 1"Class 802s.The service toHullthat ran prior to the winter 2023 timetable update has temporarily ceased, though TPE hope to reinstate it in the future.

Future

In March 2021, it was announced that a new station building would be built and the number of parking spaces at the station would be increased to 450.^[7]