'It's a terrible service,' one passenger said16:48, 05 Jul 2026People in Whiston are struggling to get to work, school and hospital appointments because of infrequent and unreliable rail services from the local station, the ECHO has heard. Trains from Liverpool to Manchester via Broad Green and Huyton generally stop at Whiston Station once an hour on weekdays and Saturdays and once every two hours on Sundays. People waiting at the station said that services are frequently cancelled or delayed at short notice.‌Rail users and local councillors have launched a petition calling on Northern Rail to improve the service, warning: “Our communities should not be left behind due to poor rail connectivity.”‌When the ECHO visited the station, a passenger waiting for her train into Liverpool, Sarah Ham