Greenbank railway station
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Greenbank | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Hartford | ||
Local authority | Vale Royal | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | GBK | ||
Managed by | Northern | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 70,276 | ||
2005/06 * | 73,086 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Greenbank from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Greenbank railway station serves the villages of Greenbank and Hartford in Northwich, Cheshire, England. The station is situated on the A559 road from Northwich to Chester.
[edit] The station today
The train service runs east to west between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester. The Greenbank public house is next to the station and Mid Cheshire College is about 400 metres away. The station buildings are presently used as a Christian Church. There is a free car park. There is a public phone box opposite the station, a row of shops nearby, and a garage opposite the college. Hartford railway station is about 1.25 miles (2 km) away with trains to Liverpool, Runcorn, Winsford, Crewe and Birmingham.
[edit] Services
On Sundays the trains run every three hours and the eastbound service terminates at Altrincham, with a connecting Manchester Metrolink service to Manchester. There is no ticket office, ticket machine, PA system or information screen at the station.
The majority of trains used on the line are Class 142 or Class 150, together with the occasional Class 156.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Cuddington | Northern Rail Mid-Cheshire Line |
Northwich |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Greenbank railway station from National Rail
- Mid-Cheshire Community Rail Partnership
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