Ince & Elton station

Last update 19 October 2024

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Ince & Elton station: subject to Britain's most unpredictable service?

Introduction

Owing to several factors, Northern Trains is not able to serve the line between Ellesmere Port and Helsby (including Ince & Elton station) with any regularity. From 2021, trains called on the dates shown below. On a few days showing no or reduced service, trains ran but without a guard, hence were empty stock moves 'cancelled' as far as possible public use is concerned. Both Ellesmere Port and Helsby stations see a reliable service in other directions. Service dates are shown graphically on this page.

Some general notes

Ince & Elton station has no Sunday service. Additionally, no service runs on 25 or 26 December. Each operating day should have two trains (three on Saturdays in 2021/2022) each way (four/six calls total). Each year section summarises the number of trains that actually called, number of days run, etc. Any day that received its full scheduled service is emphasised, as are gaps in service more than a calendar week.

2021 service dates

Possible service days:312 Actual service days:292 Possible service calls:1350 Actual service calls:961 Proportion of trains run:71.19% Number of days with full service:161 Number of weeks with full service:13

1 January 2 calls

2 January 6 calls

4 January 4 calls

5 January 4 calls

6 January 4 calls

7 January 4 calls

8 January 4 calls

9 January 4 calls

11 January 4 calls

12 January 2 calls

13 January 4 calls

14 January 2 calls

15 January 4 calls

16 January 2 calls

18 January 2 calls

19 January 2 calls

22 January 2 calls

23 January 2 calls

26 January 2 calls

27 January 2 calls

28 January 2 calls

29 January 2 calls

30 January 2 calls

1 February 2 calls

2 February 2 calls

3 February 2 calls

4 February 2 calls

5 February 2 calls

6 February 2 calls

8 February 2 calls

9 February 2 calls

10 February 2 calls

11 February 2 calls

12 February 2 calls

13 February 2 calls

15 February 2 calls

16 February 2 calls

17 February 2 calls

18 February 2 calls

19 February 2 calls

20 February 2 calls

22 February 2 calls

23 February 2 calls

24 February 2 calls

25 February 2 calls

26 February 2 calls

27 February 2 calls

1 March 2 calls

2 March 2 calls

3 March 2 calls

4 March 2 calls

5 March 2 calls

6 March 2 calls

8 March 2 calls

9 March 2 calls

10 March 2 calls

11 March 2 calls

12 March 2 calls

13 March 2 calls

15 March 2 calls

16 March 2 calls

17 March 2 calls

18 March 2 calls

19 March 2 calls

20 March 2 calls

22 March 2 calls

23 March 2 calls

24 March 2 calls

25 March 2 calls

26 March 2 calls

27 March 2 calls

29 March 2 calls

30 March 2 calls

31 March 2 calls

1 April 2 calls

6 April 2 calls

7 April 2 calls

8 April 2 calls

9 April 2 calls

10 April 2 calls

12 April 2 calls

14 April 2 calls

15 April 2 calls

16 April 2 calls

17 April 2 calls

19 April 2 calls

20 April 2 calls

21 April 2 calls

22 April 2 calls

23 April 2 calls

24 April 2 calls

26 April 2 calls

28 April 2 calls

29 April 2 calls

30 April 2 calls

1 May 2 calls

3 May 2 calls

4 May 2 calls

5 May 2 calls

6 May 2 calls

7 May 2 calls

8 May 2 calls

10 May 2 calls

11 May 2 calls

12 May 2 calls

13 May 2 calls

14 May 2 calls

15 May 2 calls

17 May 2 calls

18 May 2 calls

19 May 4 calls

20 May 2 calls

21 May 4 calls

22 May 6 calls

24 May 4 calls

25 May 4 calls

26 May 4 calls

27 May 4 calls

28 May 4 calls

29 May 4 calls

31 May 2 calls

1 June 2 calls

2 June 2 calls

4 June 2 calls

7 June 2 calls

8 June 4 calls

9 June 4 calls

10 June 4 calls

11 June 4 calls

12 June 6 calls

15 June 2 calls

16 June 4 calls

17 June 4 calls

18 June 4 calls

19 June 4 calls

21 June 4 calls

22 June 4 calls

23 June 3 calls

24 June 4 calls

25 June 4 calls

26 June 6 calls

28 June 4 calls

29 June 4 calls

30 June 4 calls

1 July 4 calls

2 July 4 calls

3 July 6 calls

12 July 9 days since last call 4 calls

13 July 4 calls

14 July 4 calls

15 July 4 calls

16 July 2 calls

17 July 4 calls

19 July 4 calls

20 July 4 calls

21 July 4 calls

22 July 4 calls

23 July 4 calls

24 July 6 calls

26 July 2 calls

27 July 4 calls

28 July 4 calls

29 July 4 calls

30 July 4 calls

31 July 6 calls

2 August 4 calls

3 August 4 calls

4 August 4 calls

5 August 4 calls

6 August 4 calls

7 August 6 calls

9 August 4 calls

10 August 4 calls

11 August 4 calls

12 August 4 calls

13 August 4 calls

14 August 6 calls

16 August 4 calls

17 August 4 calls

18 August 4 calls

19 August 4 calls

20 August 4 calls

21 August 6 calls

23 August 4 calls

24 August 4 calls

25 August 4 calls

26 August 4 calls

27 August 4 calls

28 August 6 calls

30 August 4 calls

31 August 4 calls

1 September 2 calls

2 September 4 calls

3 September 4 calls

4 September 4 calls

6 September 4 calls

7 September 4 calls

8 September 4 calls

9 September 4 calls

10 September 4 calls

11 September 6 calls

13 September 4 calls

14 September 4 calls

15 September 4 calls

16 September 4 calls

17 September 4 calls

20 September 2 calls

21 September 2 calls

22 September 4 calls

23 September 4 calls

24 September 4 calls

25 September 6 calls

27 September 4 calls

28 September 4 calls

29 September 4 calls

30 September 4 calls

1 October 4 calls

2 October 6 calls

4 October 4 calls

5 October 4 calls

6 October 4 calls

7 October 4 calls

8 October 4 calls

9 October 6 calls

11 October 4 calls

12 October 4 calls

13 October 4 calls

14 October 4 calls

15 October 4 calls

16 October 6 calls

18 October 4 calls

19 October 4 calls

20 October 4 calls

21 October 4 calls

22 October 4 calls

23 October 6 calls

25 October 4 calls

26 October 4 calls

27 October 4 calls

28 October 4 calls

29 October 4 calls

30 October 6 calls

1 November 4 calls

2 November 4 calls

3 November 4 calls

4 November 4 calls

5 November 2 calls

8 November 4 calls

9 November 4 calls

10 November 4 calls

11 November 2 calls

12 November 4 calls

13 November 4 calls

15 November 4 calls

16 November 4 calls

17 November 4 calls

18 November 2 calls

19 November 4 calls

20 November 4 calls

22 November 2 calls

23 November 4 calls

24 November 4 calls

25 November 4 calls

26 November 2 calls

29 November 2 calls

30 November 4 calls

1 December 4 calls

2 December 4 calls

3 December 4 calls

4 December 6 calls

6 December 4 calls

7 December 4 calls

8 December 4 calls

9 December 4 calls

10 December 4 calls

11 December 6 calls

13 December 4 calls

14 December 4 calls

15 December 4 calls

16 December 4 calls

17 December 2 calls

18 December 6 calls

20 December 2 calls

21 December 4 calls

22 December 4 calls

23 December 4 calls

24 December 2 calls

27 December 4 calls

28 December 4 calls

29 December 2 calls

30 December 2 calls

31 December 2 calls

2022 service dates

Possible service days:312 Actual service days:229 Possible service calls:1354 Actual service calls:799 Proportion of trains run:59.01% Number of days with full service:134 Number of weeks with full service:4

1 January 6 calls

3 January 4 calls

4 January 2 calls

5 January 4 calls

6 January 4 calls

7 January 4 calls

8 January 6 calls

10 January 4 calls

11 January 4 calls

12 January 4 calls

13 January 4 calls

14 January 4 calls

15 January 6 calls

17 January 4 calls

18 January 4 calls

19 January 4 calls

20 January 4 calls

21 January 4 calls

22 January 6 calls

24 January 4 calls

25 January 4 calls

26 January 4 calls

27 January 2 calls

28 January 4 calls

29 January 4 calls

31 January 2 calls

1 February 2 calls

2 February 2 calls

3 February 2 calls

4 February 2 calls

5 February 4 calls

7 February 4 calls

8 February 4 calls

9 February 2 calls

10 February 2 calls

11 February 2 calls

12 February 6 calls

14 February 4 calls

15 February 4 calls

17 February 4 calls

18 February 1 call

19 February 6 calls

22 February 2 calls

23 February 4 calls

24 February 4 calls

25 February 2 calls

26 February 6 calls

28 February 2 calls

1 March 4 calls

2 March 2 calls

3 March 4 calls

4 March 2 calls

5 March 6 calls

7 March 2 calls

8 March 2 calls

9 March 2 calls

10 March 2 calls

11 March 4 calls

12 March 6 calls

14 March 4 calls

15 March 4 calls

16 March 4 calls

17 March 4 calls

18 March 4 calls

19 March 6 calls

21 March 4 calls

22 March 4 calls

23 March 4 calls

24 March 4 calls

25 March 4 calls

26 March 6 calls

28 March 4 calls

29 March 4 calls

30 March 2 calls

31 March 2 calls

1 April 4 calls

2 April 4 calls

4 April 4 calls

5 April 4 calls

6 April 2 calls

7 April 4 calls

8 April 4 calls

9 April 4 calls

11 April 4 calls

12 April 2 calls

13 April 2 calls

14 April 2 calls

15 April 4 calls

18 April 4 calls

19 April 4 calls

20 April 4 calls

21 April 4 calls

22 April 4 calls

23 April 4 calls

25 April 4 calls

26 April 4 calls

27 April 4 calls

28 April 4 calls

29 April 4 calls

30 April 4 calls

2 May 4 calls

3 May 4 calls

4 May 4 calls

5 May 2 calls

6 May 2 calls

9 May 2 calls

10 May 4 calls

11 May 4 calls

12 May 4 calls

13 May 2 calls

14 May 6 calls

18 May 2 calls

21 May 6 calls

23 May 4 calls

24 May 2 calls

26 May 4 calls

30 May 2 calls

31 May 4 calls

1 June 2 calls

2 June 2 calls

3 June 4 calls

4 June 6 calls

6 June 4 calls

7 June 4 calls

10 June 2 calls

11 June 4 calls

13 June 4 calls

14 June 4 calls

15 June 2 calls

16 June 2 calls

18 June 4 calls

20 June 2 calls

27 June 2 calls

1 July 4 calls

2 July 4 calls

4 July 4 calls

5 July 2 calls

9 July 4 calls

11 July 4 calls

12 July 2 calls

13 July 2 calls

14 July 4 calls

15 July 4 calls

16 July 4 calls

21 July 4 calls

23 July 6 calls

25 July 4 calls

29 July 2 calls

30 July 6 calls

1 August 2 calls

2 August 4 calls

4 August 2 calls

6 August 6 calls

8 August 4 calls

9 August 4 calls

10 August 4 calls

11 August 2 calls

12 August 2 calls

13 August 6 calls

15 August 2 calls

19 August 2 calls

22 August 4 calls

23 August 4 calls

24 August 2 calls

27 August 6 calls

1 September 2 calls

3 September 4 calls

5 September 2 calls

6 September 2 calls

7 September 4 calls

8 September 4 calls

9 September 4 calls

10 September 4 calls

13 September 4 calls

14 September 2 calls

15 September 4 calls

16 September 4 calls

17 September 6 calls

19 September 2 calls

20 September 2 calls

21 September 2 calls

22 September 2 calls

23 September 2 calls

29 September 2 calls

4 October 4 calls

6 October 2 calls

10 October 4 calls

11 October 2 calls

12 October 4 calls

13 October 2 calls

14 October 2 calls

15 October 2 calls

18 October 4 calls

19 October 4 calls

20 October 2 calls

22 October 6 calls

24 October 2 calls

27 October 2 calls

29 October 2 calls

31 October 4 calls

1 November 4 calls

2 November 2 calls

3 November 2 calls

4 November 4 calls

11 November 2 calls

12 November 6 calls

14 November 2 calls

15 November 2 calls

16 November 4 calls

17 November 2 calls

19 November 6 calls

21 November 2 calls

22 November 4 calls

23 November 4 calls

25 November 4 calls

28 November 4 calls

29 November 4 calls

30 November 2 calls

1 December 4 calls

2 December 4 calls

3 December 4 calls

5 December 4 calls

6 December 4 calls

7 December 2 calls

8 December 2 calls

9 December 4 calls

10 December 4 calls

20 December 10 days since last call 4 calls

21 December 2 calls

2023 service dates

Possible service days:310 Actual service days:138 Possible service calls:1240 Actual service calls:435 Proportion of trains run:35.08% Number of days with full service:77 Number of weeks with full service:1

9 January 19 days since last call on 21 December 2022 2 calls

10 January 4 calls

11 January 4 calls

12 January 4 calls

14 January 2 calls

16 January 2 calls

17 January 2 calls

18 January 2 calls

19 January 2 calls

20 January 4 calls

23 January 2 calls

25 January 4 calls

26 January 4 calls

27 January 4 calls

28 January 2 calls

30 January 2 calls

31 January 4 calls

2 February 4 calls

4 February 4 calls

6 February 4 calls

7 February 2 calls

8 February 4 calls

9 February 4 calls

10 February 4 calls

11 February 2 calls

13 February 2 calls

16 February 4 calls

17 February 4 calls

18 February 4 calls

20 February 3 calls

21 February 2 calls

23 February 4 calls

24 February 2 calls

25 February 2 calls

27 February 2 calls

28 February 2 calls

3 March 4 calls

4 March 4 calls

6 March 4 calls

7 March 4 calls

8 March 4 calls

9 March 4 calls

10 March 4 calls

11 March 4 calls

15 March 2 calls

20 March 4 calls

21 March 4 calls

22 March 4 calls

23 March 3 calls

25 March 2 calls

27 March 4 calls

28 March 2 calls

29 March 2 calls

30 March 4 calls

6 April 4 calls

7 April 2 calls

8 April 4 calls

10 April 2 calls

11 April 2 calls

12 April 3 calls

13 April 2 calls

14 April 3 calls

15 April 4 calls

17 April 2 calls

18 April 4 calls

19 April 2 calls

20 April 2 calls

21 April 2 calls

22 April 2 calls

24 April 4 calls

29 April 2 calls

1 May 4 calls

2 May 4 calls

3 May 4 calls

4 May 4 calls

5 May 2 calls

8 May 4 calls

9 May 4 calls

10 May 3 calls

11 May 2 calls

16 May 4 calls

19 May 4 calls

20 May 4 calls

23 May 2 calls

5 June 13 days since last call 4 calls

6 June 4 calls

10 June 2 calls

14 June 4 calls

15 June 4 calls

17 June 2 calls

19 June 4 calls

24 June 4 calls

26 June 4 calls

27 June 4 calls

30 June 4 calls

1 July 4 calls

3 July 2 calls

7 July 4 calls

8 July 2 calls

11 July 4 calls

15 July 4 calls

17 July 4 calls

18 July 4 calls

19 July 2 calls

25 July 4 calls

2 August 8 days since last call 4 calls

4 August 4 calls

5 August 4 calls

7 August 2 calls

8 August 4 calls

18 August 10 days since last call 2 calls

7 September 20 days since last call 4 calls

9 September 2 calls

14 September 4 calls

15 September 4 calls

16 September 2 calls

18 September 2 calls

26 September 8 days since last call 4 calls

28 September 2 calls

12 October 14 days since last call 2 calls

13 October 4 calls

20 November 38 days since last call 4 calls

21 November 2 calls

22 November 4 calls

23 November 2 calls

24 November 2 calls

25 November 2 calls

27 November 2 calls

28 November 2 calls

29 November 2 calls

30 November 2 calls

4 December 4 calls

11 December 4 calls

14 December 4 calls

15 December 2 calls

18 December 2 calls

28 December 10 days since last call 4 calls

29 December 4 calls

2024 service dates to 19 October 2024

Possible service days:312 Actual service days:146so far Possible service calls:1248 Actual service calls:475so far Proportion of trains run:38.06%so far Number of days with full service:91so far Number of weeks with full service:1so far

1 January 2 calls

2 January 4 calls

3 January 2 calls

4 January 2 calls

5 January 4 calls

6 January 4 calls

8 January 4 calls

9 January 2 calls

10 January 4 calls

11 January 4 calls

12 January 4 calls

13 January 4 calls

15 January 4 calls

16 January 4 calls

17 January 4 calls

18 January 4 calls

20 January 4 calls

22 January 4 calls

23 January 4 calls

24 January 4 calls

25 January 4 calls

26 January 4 calls

29 January 4 calls

30 January 4 calls

2 February 4 calls

9 February 2 calls

10 February 4 calls

12 February 4 calls

13 February 4 calls

14 February 4 calls

15 February 4 calls

16 February 4 calls

17 February 4 calls

19 February 2 calls

20 February 4 calls

21 February 4 calls

22 February 2 calls

23 February 2 calls

24 February 4 calls

26 February 4 calls

27 February 4 calls

28 February 4 calls

29 February 2 calls

2 March 4 calls

4 March 4 calls

5 March 2 calls

6 March 4 calls

7 March 4 calls

8 March 2 calls

9 March 2 calls

11 March 4 calls

12 March 2 calls

13 March 4 calls

14 March 4 calls

15 March 4 calls

18 March 4 calls

19 March 4 calls

20 March 4 calls

21 March 4 calls

22 March 4 calls

23 March 2 calls

26 March 4 calls

27 March 4 calls

28 March 4 calls

29 March 4 calls

30 March 2 calls

2 April 2 calls

3 April 4 calls

4 April 4 calls

16 April 12 days since last call 2 calls

20 April 4 calls

22 April 4 calls

23 April 2 calls

24 April 4 calls

25 April 4 calls

26 April 4 calls

27 April 4 calls

30 April 2 calls

1 May 2 calls

3 May 2 calls

7 May 4 calls

14 May 4 calls

25 May 11 days since last call 4 calls

1 June 2 calls

3 June 4 calls

8 June 4 calls

10 June 2 calls

11 June 4 calls

15 June 2 calls

2 July 17 days since last call 2 calls

6 July 2 calls

10 July 2 calls

11 July 2 calls

17 July 4 calls

18 July 2 calls

22 July 3 calls

30 July 8 days since last call 4 calls

31 July 4 calls

1 August 2 calls

3 August 2 calls

7 August 2 calls

8 August 4 calls

9 August 2 calls

10 August 2 calls

12 August 2 calls

13 August 4 calls

14 August 4 calls

15 August 2 calls

16 August 4 calls

19 August 4 calls

20 August 4 calls

21 August 4 calls

22 August 2 calls

23 August 4 calls

27 August 4 calls

28 August 4 calls

29 August 2 calls

30 August 4 calls

2 September 2 calls

5 September 2 calls

6 September 2 calls

7 September 2 calls

10 September 2 calls

11 September 2 calls

12 September 4 calls

13 September 2 calls

14 September 2 calls

17 September 2 calls

20 September 4 calls

24 September 4 calls

27 September 4 calls

28 September 2 calls

30 September 2 calls

1 October 4 calls

2 October 2 calls

3 October 4 calls

4 October 2 calls

5 October 2 calls

8 October 4 calls

9 October 2 calls

10 October 2 calls

11 October 4 calls

12 October 4 calls

14 October 4 calls

15 October 4 calls

19 October 4 calls