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St Helens Junction

Trains at St Helens Junction arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 34 timed arrivals out of 78 services; 76% were within 5 minutes.

Counted from 14 September 2026 to 14 September 2026, as of 14 September 2026. Facts from the rail feeds we archive; nothing on this page is a prediction. How we count.

76%
within 5 min, of 34
3 min
late on average
1
cancelled, of 78

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Next departures

Board as of 10:10 London time; each train shows when its last update arrived. Times are the feed's own; a platform is marked expected until the operator confirms it.

Liverpool Lime Street
10:25 · Platform 2 (expected) · Northern · updated 10:0910:305 min late
Manchester Airport
10:27 · Platform 1 (expected) · Northern · updated 10:0910:27On time
Liverpool Lime Street
11:25 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:0711:25On time
Manchester Airport
11:27 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 09:5911:27On time

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at St Helens Junction arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 34 timed arrivals out of 78 services; 76% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were within 1 min and four in five were within 5 min. 1 service was cancelled (1.3%). The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 45 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 16:00–17:00 (8 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (3 min late on average).

Punctuality at St Helens Junction, measured at this station against the public timetable. Rates show the sample they are counted from; “—” means no figure. Platform changes are counted over calls with a platform.
Measure7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 202630 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services787878
Within 5 minutes76% of 3476% of 3476% of 34
Average delay3 min of 343 min of 343 min of 34
Half were within1 min1 min1 min
Four in five were within5 min5 min5 min
Cancelled1 of 781 of 781 of 78
Cancelled at some stops000
Platform changed0% of 450% of 450% of 45
Busiest hour16:00–17:00 (8)16:00–17:00 (8)16:00–17:00 (8)
Worst day14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)

Routes from here

No route from here has 20 services yet.

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About this station

Country
Great Britain
CRS code
SHJ
Coordinates
53.4335, -2.6999

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