Hough Green railway station
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| Hough Green | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Hough Green |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.140 million ** |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | C |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Hough Green. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Hough Green railway station is a railway station in the north of Widnes in Halton unitary authority in the north west of England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Northern Rail.
Although the station is outside the metropolitan county of Merseyside, tickets issued by Merseytravel (which usually can only be used within Merseyside) are valid for travel to and from Hough Green.
Services operate approximately half-hourly (Monday-Saturday daytime) in each direction, towards Halewood and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Widnes and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services are less frequent in evenings and on Sundays, usually every 60 minutes.
The station is of the standard Cheshire Lines Committee style and, like other Merseyside stations, is staffed full time. There is a car park outside.
The station was formerly a junction for a loop line via Widnes Central, closed in 1964.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hough Green railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Hough Green railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widnes | Northern Rail (Manchester to Liverpool Line) (Southern Route) |
Halewood | ||
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