Widnes railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Widnes | ||
| Local authority | Halton | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | WID | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 217,409 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 250,801 | ||
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| Key dates | Opened 1 August 1873 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Widnes from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Widnes railway station (formerly known as Widnes North) is a railway station in the town of Widnes, in the Halton unitary authority, in the county of Cheshire in the north west of England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1] The station is operated by Northern Rail.
The station is of the standard Cheshire Lines Committee style. A footbridge connects the two platforms. The station is staffed, but only until 14:00 . There is a car park outside.
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[edit] History
The station, opened in 1873, was originally known as Farnworth, which was at the time a village north of Widnes, but is now a northern suburb of the town. The station was later renamed Widnes North and finally Widnes (Widnes Central and Widnes South, on other lines, having closed in the 1960's).
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ (see alphabetical list under "Widnes")
[edit] Service
There are generally two local trains (operated by Northern Rail) per hour in each direction, to Manchester Oxford Road to the east and Liverpool Lime Street to the west. An express service also operates hourly in each direction (run by East Midlands Trains), continuing beyond Manchester Piccadilly towards Nottingham and East Anglia. Services are less frequent in evenings and on Sundays.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Sankey for Penketh towards Manchester Oxford Road |
Northern Rail Manchester to Liverpool Line (Southern Route) |
Hough Green towards Liverpool Lime Street |
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| Warrington Central | East Midlands Trains Liverpool - Norwich |
Liverpool Lime Street | ||
[edit] Trivia
Paul Simon is supposed to have been inspired to write the song "Homeward Bound" while waiting at this station on a tour of the United Kingdom. A plaque commemorating this claim to fame was once situated on the Liverpool bound platform of the station. The song, however, was actually written at the now disused Ditton station.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Images of England, accessed 17 July 2007
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Widnes railway station from National Rail
