Rainhill Railway Station

Facts and Figures

Rainhill railway station serves the district of Rainhill in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, forming part of the Liverpool City Line. The original Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail on behalf of Merseytravel and are branded as Merseyrail services.

Rainhill has an important place in railway history, as the location of the Rainhill Trials where the proposed designs of locomotive for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway were tested in competition. Rainhill is one of the oldest stations in the world opening in 1830.

George Stephenson designed and had constructed the skew arch bridge across the railway for the opening of the station. The bridge was the first skew to ever cross a railway and is now a listed building.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Name: Rainhill
CRS Code: RNH
Location Code: 229600
Info Board Name: RAINHILL
Address: Rainhill station, Station Road, Rainhill, Merseyside
Postcode: L35 0LL
Operator: Northern
Opened: 1830
Number of platforms: 2
DfT Category: E (Small staffed)
Passenger Trasport Executive: Merseytravel
Zone: A2

Annual Usage Figures

Year	Entry/Exit	Interchange
2018	91058	0
2017	91464	0
2016	43883	0
2015	44717	0
2014	35644	0
2013	34989	0
2012	38882	0
2011	38950	0
2010	36290	0
2009	36028	0
2008	35753	0
2007	41321	0

Location Data

European Region: North West
Civil Parish/community: Rainhill
Metropolitan District Ward: Rainhill
Metropolitan District: St Helens Borough Council
UK Parliament Constituency: St Helens South and Whiston

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Recent Crime Figures

Month	Total Crime	Antisocial Behaviour	Bicycle Theft	Other Theft	Public Order	Criminal Damage & Arson	Violent Crime
November 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2018	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
January 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2017	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
March 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2017	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
December 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2016	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
June 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2015	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
April 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2014	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
November 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2014	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
September 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2014	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
June 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2014	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
February 2014	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
January 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2013	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
November 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2013	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
July 2013	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
June 2013	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
May 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2013	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

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