Widnes railway station
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Widnes
Location
Place	Widnes
Local authority	Halton
Coordinates	53°22′43″N 2°44′01″W / 53.37867, -2.73374Coordinates: 53°22′43″N 2°44′01″W / 53.37867, -2.73374
Operations
Station code	WID
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	217,409
2005/06 *	250,801
2006/07 *	264,634
History
Key dates	Opened 1 August 1873 (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.

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")

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.

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.

Notes

External links

• Train times and station information for Widnes railway station from National Rail