Helsby railway station
Helsby 
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| Location | |
| Place | Helsby |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Grid reference | SJ486756 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HSB |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 86,618 |
| 2012/13 |
 83,952 |
| 2013/14 |
80,696 |
| 2014/15 |
80,436 |
| 2015/16 |
83,890 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1863 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Helsby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Helsby railway station serves the village of Helsby in Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.
There is a BT Payphone on Platform 1. Limited seating exists on Platform 1 and 2.
The station has won numerous Best Kept Station awards. A Customer Information System has been installed and is operational, allowing passengers to view departures and their calling points. If a train service is delayed, the CIS automatically shows the expected arrival time.
There is no disabled access to trains calling at this station due to the low platforms. Platforms for the Manchester and Ellesmere Port services can also only be reached by using the footbridge.
The station is on the Chester to Manchester Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester. It has been operated by Arriva Trains Wales since 2005, but is unstaffed requiring passengers to purchase tickets from the TVM Iocated on Platform 1 or the conductor, on board the train. The nearest station with additional ticketing facilities is Chester. Penalty Fares do not operate here.
There is a basic hourly service in each direction. Most westbound trains towards Chester continue to Llandudno (although connections are available at Chester for Holyhead and London). There are two services that run to Holyhead rather than Llandudno on weekdays and one service on Saturdays runs to Bangor. Certain northbound trains are now extended through to Manchester Airport. On Sundays the service operates between Chester & Manchester Piccadilly only, although on the same hourly frequency as during the week.
The station is also the junction of the branch line to Ellesmere Port. This service sees four trains daily in each direction, (Monday - Saturday) - two in the early morning and another pair mid-afternoon. Two of these trains continue to Warrington Bank Quay. Northern operates this service. (In the picture, the train on the right has arrived from Ellesmere Port). There is no Sunday service on this line.
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