Newton-le-Willows railway station

Newton-le-Willows
Newton-le-Willows railway station
General information
Location	Newton-le-Willows, St Helens England
Coordinates	53°27′11″N 2°36′50″W / 53.453°N 2.614°W / 53.453; -2.614
Grid reference	SJ593953
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NLW
Fare zone	A1
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1830	Opened as Newton Bridge
1888	Renamed Newton-le-Willows
Passengers
2018/19	0.795 million
Interchange	0.433 million
2019/20	0.973 million
Interchange	0.219 million
2020/21	0.213 million
Interchange	38,835
2021/22	0.791 million
Interchange	0.136 million
2022/23	0.799 million
Interchange	0.303 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Newton-le-Willows railway station is a railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows, in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, and at the edge of the Merseytravel region (16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) from Liverpool Lime Street). The station is branded Merseyrail. The station is situated on the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. It is a busy feeder station for nearby towns which no longer have railway stations, such as Golborne, Billinge and Haydock. There is also a complimentary bus shuttle service to Haydock Park Racecourse on certain racedays.^[1]