St Helens Central railway station (Great Central Railway)
St Helens Central | |||||
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Station frontage on opening day | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | St Helens, St Helens England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′19″N 2°44′14″W / 53.4553°N 2.7371°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ511956 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 January 1900 | Station opened as Great Central Railways Central Station | ||||
| 1 March 1949 | Renamed St Helens Central | ||||
| 3 March 1952 | Station closed to passengers | ||||
| 4 January 1965 | Station closed completely | ||||
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St Helens Central (GCR) railway station served the town of St Helens, England with passenger traffic between 1900 and 1952 and goods traffic until 1965. It was the terminus of a branch line from Lowton St Mary's.