Hough Green railway station

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 Trains.

Hough Green
Hough Green railway station
Location	Hough Green, Halton England
Coordinates	53.3725°N 2.775°W
Grid reference	SJ485864
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HGN
Fare zone	A2
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
May 1874	Station opened
Passengers
2015/16	0.279 million
2016/17	0.286 million
2017/18	0.297 million
2018/19	0.162 million
2019/20	0.190 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened in May 1874 by the Cheshire Lines Committee.[3] It 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 Merseytravel stations, is staffed full-time (06:00 - 00:10 weekdays, 08:40 - 22:40 Sundays). 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. Train running information is provided by automated announcements and digital display screens; there is step-free access only on the westbound side.[4]

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 Trains.

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

• 
  A First TransPennine Class 185 runs through the station.
• 
  The station bridge and a commemorative stone dated 1872.
• 
  A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station.
• 
  The station building, seen from the car park.

See also

• Listed buildings in Widnes

References

1. Historic England. "Hough Green Railway Station (1330351)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
2. 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.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 124. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. Irlam station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 12 December 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Hough Green railway station from National Rail