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Travel to St Helens

Due to the frequency of the trains running direct to St Helens, the club will not be running an official supporters coach to the game on Saturday 12th August kick off 3pm.

Trains run at 49 minutes past the hour direct from Piccadilly taking just 26 minutes. Trains run at one minute past the hour direct from Victoria, taking 29 minutes. Please note that all trains from Salford and Stockport have to change at Piccadilly or Victoria.

Returning after the game there are direct trains at 17:30, 17:40, 18:03, 18:16 and 18:32. For further details of Train times please see www.nationalrail.co.uk
For those of you planning to drive to the game, St Helen’s have kindly provided us with directions to their ground at Knowsley Road.

From M62 at Junction 7 follow signposts for St Helens town centre along the Linkway up to the roundabout where there will be a McDonald’s restaurant on left.

Continue on towards the town centre to a roundabout where there is a statue of a miner in middle. Take the second exit, again towards the town centre, through one set of traffic lights to another roundabout.

Take first exit towards Liverpool and then directions for the ground will appear. The police have given permission for three supporters’ coaches to park on Knowsley Road.

For these coaches exit towards Liverpool and then take the next right onto Eccleston Street ignoring directional signs to ground. Go through a set of traffic lights where Eccleston Street becomes Knowsley Road and continue for 400 metres.

Pass the Black Bull Pub on left hand side, continue along Knowsley Road for a further 100 metres, park on Knowsley Road just past Crispy Cod Chip Shop (On same side of the road).

From A580 turn into Rainford Road at Tesco Express Garage. Take the first right into Bleak Hill Road and continue for approx one mile.

At sharp right hand bend turn left into Mill Brow then onto Knowsley Road and park up just before Crispy Cod Chip Shop (On same side of the road).

If you are running a coach to the game please contact St Helens’ Ground Safety Officer Bob Singleton on 07841 689 517 to confirm parking on Knowsley Road.



First Posted ~ 16:06 Tue 1 Aug 2006
News ID ~ 406
Last Updated ~ 01:52 Tue 16 Feb 2021