Hough Green railway station
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Hough Green railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hough Green |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Coordinates | 53°22′21″N 2°46′30″W / 53.3725°N 2.775°WCoordinates: 53°22′21″N 2°46′30″W / 53.3725°N 2.775°W |
| Grid reference | SJ485864 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HGN |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.140 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.145 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.144 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.152 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.160 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.147 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.165 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.187 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.178 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.276 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.282 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | A2 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hough Green from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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Hough Green railway station is a railway station to the west of Widnes in Halton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade listed building.[1] The station is on the Liverpool-Warrington-Manchester Line 10 miles 42 chains (16.9 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street[2] and all trains serving it are operated by Northern.
History
The station was formerly a junction for a loop line via Widnes Central, closed in 1964.
Facilities
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. Part of the station building is occupied by a Taxi firm.
The Eastbound platform features the original brick-built waiting room which is still in use.
Services
Services operate approximately half-hourly (Monday-Saturday daytimes) in each direction, towards Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Widnes and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services are less frequent in the late evenings and on Sundays, usually every 60 minutes. Most services are operated by Northern, but one train per day to Liverpool Lime Street is operated by East Midlands Trains.[3]
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.
Gallery
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A First TransPennine Class 185 runs through the station..jpg)
The station bridge and a commemorative stone dated 1872..jpg)
A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station..JPG)
The station building, seen from the car park.
See also
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Hough Green Railway Station (1330351)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Yonge, John (March 2005) [1990]. Jacobs, Gerald, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West (2nd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 46C. ISBN 0-9549866-0-1.
- ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 89 (Network Rail)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hough Green railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hough Green railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halewood | Northern Manchester to Liverpool Line |
Widnes | ||
| Hunts Cross | East Midlands Trains Nottingham-Liverpool (1 service, in this direction only) |
Widnes | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Halewood Line and station open |
Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee Widnes Loop |
Widnes Central Line and station closed | ||