Hough Green railway station
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Hough Green railway station is a railway station to the West of Widnes
in Halton
unitary authority in the north west of England. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II listed building. The station is on the Liverpool-Warrington-Manchester Line 17 km (10½ miles) East of Liverpool Lime Street and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail
.
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.
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.
The station was formerly a junction for a loop line via Widnes Central, closed in 1964.
and Liverpool Lime Street
to the west and towards Widnes and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services are less frequent in evenings and on Sundays, usually every 60 minutes.
Widnes
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn...
in Halton
Halton (borough)
Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998. It consists of the towns of Widnes and Runcorn and the civil parishes of...
unitary authority in the north west of England. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II listed building. The station is on the Liverpool-Warrington-Manchester Line 17 km (10½ miles) East of Liverpool Lime Street and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
.
Although the station is outside the metropolitan county
Metropolitan county
The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level administrative division of England. There are six metropolitan counties, which each cover large urban areas, typically with populations of 1.2 to 2.8 million...
of Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, tickets issued by Merseytravel
Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive
The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for the coordination of public transport in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England...
(which usually can only be used within Merseyside) are valid for travel to and from Hough Green.
The station is of the standard Cheshire Lines Committee
Cheshire Lines Committee
The Cheshire Lines Committee was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain, with 143 route miles. Despite its name, approximately 55% of its system was in Lancashire. In its publicity material it was often styled as the Cheshire Lines Railway...
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.
The station was formerly a junction for a loop line via Widnes Central, closed in 1964.
Services
Services operate approximately half-hourly (Monday-Saturday daytimes) in each direction, towards HalewoodHalewood railway station
Halewood railway station in south Liverpool and is in the Merseyside metropolitan borough of Knowsley, in the north west of England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Northern Rail....
and Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...
to the west and towards Widnes and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services are less frequent in evenings and on Sundays, usually every 60 minutes.