Whiston railway station
You can reach 29 stations directly from Whiston on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broad Green, with 44 trains a day.
Whiston is the nearest station for postcodes in L35. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Whiston
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Green | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Earlestown | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Huyton | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Lea Green | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Rainhill | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Roby | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| St Helens Junction | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Wavertree Technology Park | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Edge Hill | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 43 | 43 | 16 |
| Eccles | 40 | 40 | 16 |
| Patricroft | 39 | 39 | 16 |
| Burnage | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| East Didsbury | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Gatley | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Heald Green | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 34 | 36 | 16 |
| Mauldeth Road | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| Manchester Airport | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Deansgate | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Manchester Victoria | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Ellesmere Port | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Helsby | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ince and Elton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Runcorn East | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Styal | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilmslow | 0 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Whiston is
177,588 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,462nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Whiston and Liverpool Lime Street than any other pair: 93,570 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 21 stations instead of 29, a drop of about 28%. Saturday runs to 31.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Whiston gains 2 destinations including Styal, Wilmslow.
Nearest other stations
- Prescot 0.7 miles
- Rainhill 1.3 miles
- Eccleston Park 1.3 miles
- Huyton 1.9 miles
- Thatto Heath 2.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Whiston, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Huyton Quarry · 1.1 miles
- Gateacre · 3.3 miles
- Union Bank Farm Halt · 3.4 miles
- Clock Face · 3.5 miles
- Childwall · 3.5 miles
- St Helens Central (GCR) · 3.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.