Hartford Railway Station

Hartford railway station is in the village of Hartford, in Cheshire, England. It is situated on the A559 road approximately two miles (3. 2 km) west of the town of Northwich. HistoryHartford station was built by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) and opened in September 1837. The GJR became a constituent of the newly formed London and North Western Railway on 16 July 1846, which in turn was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923. The LMSR was nationalised within British Railways on 1 January 1948 and the station and its train services were thereafter operated by the London Midland Region of BR. The station buildings were greatly rationalised at the time of the West Coast electrification in the 1960s. FacilitiesThe station is in a cutting with steps down from the car park. There is a ramp for wheelchairs but it is very steep. The station is staffed (ticket office is open from start of service until late afternoon during the week and on Saturdays, but limited on a Sunday). There are bus stops and a public phone box on the road. The centre of the village of Hartford is about 0. 8 miles (1. 3 km) to the east, about 10–15 minutes walk. Greenbank railway station is about 1 mile (1. 6 km) away (nearer to Northwich) on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.

Hartford railway station is in the village of Hartford, in Cheshire, England. It is situated on the A559 road approximately two miles (3. 2 km) west of the town of Northwich. HistoryHartford station was built by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) and opened in September 1837. The GJR became a constituent of the newly formed London and North Western Railway on 16 July 1846, which in turn was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923. The LMSR was nationalised within British Railways on 1 January 1948 and the station and its train services were thereafter operated by the London Midland Region of BR. The station buildings were greatly rationalised at the time of the West Coast electrification in the 1960s. FacilitiesThe station is in a cutting with steps down from the car park. There is a ramp for wheelchairs but it is very steep. The station is staffed (ticket office is open from start of service until late afternoon during the week and on Saturdays, but limited on a Sunday). There are bus stops and a public phone box on the road. The centre of the village of Hartford is about 0. 8 miles (1. 3 km) to the east, about 10–15 minutes walk. Greenbank railway station is about 1 mile (1. 6 km) away (nearer to Northwich) on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.