| Hartford | |
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| Unit 310102 EMU in 1999 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hartford |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HTF |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 70,088 |
| 2005/06 * | 89,523 |
| 2006/07 * | 0.106 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.128 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.156 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.170 million |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hartford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Hartford railway station is in the village of Hartford, in Cheshire, England. It is situated on the A559 road approximately two miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Northwich.
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The station is served by trains to Winsford, Crewe, Stafford and Birmingham New Street to the south, and to Runcorn and Liverpool Lime Street to the north.
The station is in a cutting with steps down from the free car park. There is a ramp for wheelchairs but it is very steep. The station is staffed. There are bus stops and a public phone box on the road. The centre of the village of Hartford is about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the east, about 10–15 minutes walk.
Greenbank railway station is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away (nearer to Northwich) on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.
The station is due to undergo upgrades in the Spring of 2011. The upgrades will include new voice announcements, live arrivals and departure boards and electronic systems.
London Midland has also stated that the station will also be called at more frequently to meet the rise in demand. New routes calling at Warrington and Preston, as well as a major direct link to London are also planned to begin in 2011, provided by Grand Central Trains.
Hartford station was built by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) and opened in September 1837.[1] The GJR became a constituent of the newly formed London and North Western Railway on 16 July 1846,[2] which in turn was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923. The LMSR was nationalised within British Railways on 1 January 1948 and the station and its train services were thereafter operated by the London Midland Region of BR. The station buildings were greatly rationalised at the time of the West Coast electrification in the 1960s.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Winsford | London Midland West Coast Main Line |
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