Frodsham railway station

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Frodsham National Rail
Location
Place Frodsham
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Grid reference SJ518779
Operations
Station code FRD
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  74,245
2005/06 Increase 77,028
2006/07 Increase 78,118
2007/08 Increase 88,668
2008/09 Increase 93,164
2009/10 Increase 100,730
2010/11 Increase 115,292
2011/12 Increase 122,286
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Frodsham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Frodsham railway station serves the town of Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The station is managed by Arriva Trains Wales. The station building is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[1]

The station is unstaffed, however the North Cheshire Rail Users Group have "adopted" the station and work on a voluntary basis to keep the station looking clean and tidy.[2]

The station in 1964

Services

The station is served by the hourly Arriva Trains Wales service to Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Bank Quay. In the other direction services run to Chester, with most trains continuing along the North Wales Coast Line as far as Llandudno. On Sundays trains only run between Manchester and Chester.

Frodsham is also served by the infrequent (one train per day, now northbound only) Northern Rail-operated service between Warrington B.Q and Ellesmere Port. This does not run on Sundays.

Trivia

North of Frodsham station, a connecting line to Runcorn (the Halton Curve) diverges. This line is currently served by just one "parliamentary" passenger train a week (which operates on summer Saturdays only) to fulfil legal and contractual obligations and keep the line "open" in accordance with Government legislation. The curve lost its regular service in May 1975, but continued to be used by seasonal passenger trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Llandudno until 1994 (hence the summer-only service requirement). The train starts from Chester and runs non-stop to Runcorn, passing through Frodsham without calling.

The welcome sign on the station platform advertises the Sandstone Trail.

See also

References

  1. ↑ English Heritage, "Frodsham Railway Station with former stationmaster's house (1253195)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 July 2013 
  2. ↑ NCRUG - Station Projects

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Runcorn East   Arriva Trains Wales
Chester to Manchester Line		   Helsby
Runcorn East   Northern Rail
Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Helsby

Coordinates: 53°17′46″N 2°43′23″W / 53.296°N 2.723°W / 53.296; -2.723


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