Eccleston Park railway station
Eccleston Park 
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Wigan-bound Northern Electrics Class 319 EMU at Eccleston Park
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| Location | |
| Place | Eccleston Park |
| Local authority | St Helens |
| Coordinates | 53°25′51″N 2°46′50″W / 53.4307°N 2.7805°WCoordinates: 53°25′51″N 2°46′50″W / 53.4307°N 2.7805°W |
| Grid reference | SJ482929 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ECL |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.164 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.157 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.114 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.110 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.120 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | A2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1871 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Eccleston Park from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Eccleston Park railway station serves the Eccleston Park area of Prescot, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Liverpool to Wigan Line 8 3⁄4 miles (14.1 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern. It was opened (along with the line) by the London and North Western Railway in 1871.
Electrification of this line was given the go-ahead in November 2010. On 17 May 2015, electric train services began on the Liverpool to Wigan line, operating Class 319 electric multiple units.
Though run by Northern, it is within the Merseytravel area and thus has a ticket office that is staffed throughout the hours of service each day (05:50-23:30 Mondays to Saturdays; closed Sundays along with the station). This is located in the main building on platform 1, along with a waiting room whilst there is a shelter on platform 2. Train running information is provided via customer help points and timetable poster boards on each platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps.
During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Eccleston Park is served by trains every 30 minutes each way between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. This drops to one per hour each way after 20.00. No trains call here on Sundays.
A Northern Rail Class 142 arrives with a service to Liverpool.
The station booking office and waiting room.
The platforms and Portico Lane bridge.
The station entrance on Portico Lane.
LMS Stanier 4-6-2 "Princess Elizabeth" 6201 powers through the station on a heritage railtour.
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