St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, later known as
St Helens Railway, was an early railway company in
Lancashire,
England, which opened in 1833. It ran originally from the town of
St Helens to the area which would later develop into the town of
Widnes. Branches were opened to
Garston,
Warrington and
Rainford. The company was taken over by the
London and North Western Railway in 1864. The line from St Helens to Widnes and the branch to Rainford are now closed, the latter terminating at the Pilkington Glass' Cowley Hill works siding near Gerard's Bridge, but part of the lines to Garston and to Warrington are still in operation.