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Hartford railway station

Railway station in Cheshire, England

Summary

Railway station in Cheshire, England

Field	Value
name	Hartford
symbol_location	gb
symbol	rail
image	Hartford railway station, Cheshire (5).JPG
borough	Hartford, Borough of Cheshire West and Chester
country	England
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	London Northwestern Railway
platforms	2
code	HTF
classification	DfT category D
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{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2020/21	passengers= 46,102}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2021/22	passengers= 0.164 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2022/23	passengers= 0.177 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 0.199 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2024/25	passengers= 0.218 million}}
footnotes	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

the railway station in Cheshire

Hartford railway station serves the village of Hartford, in Cheshire, England; the centre of the village is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the east, about 10–15 minutes walk away. It is situated on the A559 road, approximately two miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Northwich. This station is served by London Northwestern Railway and Avanti West Coast (from December 2025)

History

Hartford 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; 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.

Facilities

Looking north at Hartford railway station towards Acton Bridge. — Looking north towards Acton Bridge and Warrington

Looking south at Hartford railway station towards Winsford and Crewe. — Looking south towards Winsford and Crewe

The 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; the ticket office is open from start of services 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.

Greenbank railway station is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away, though nearer to Northwich, on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.

The station underwent an upgrade in spring 2011; it included new voice announcements, live arrivals and departure boards and new electronic systems.

Network Rail delivered more improvements to the station in summer 2014. These improvements ranged from replacing the station roof, resurfaced platforms and a new station footbridge. Step-free access is possible to both platforms via ramps from the nearby road.

Services

West Midlands Trains operates one train per hour in each direction: northbound to Liverpool Lime Street via and southbound to Birmingham New Street via , and .

There is a daily Avanti West Coast service in each direction: southbound to London Euston during the early morning peak hours, and northbound to Liverpool Lime Street in the late evening peak hours.

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References

Citations

Bibliography

References

Drake, James. (1838). "Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838)". Moorland Reprints.
{{Harvnb. Butt. 1995
{{Harvnb. Awdry. 1990
"Hartford (Cheshire) (HTF)".
(15 December 2024). "Train timetables and schedules {{!}} Hartford (Cheshire)".
"Avanti West Coast {{!}} Buy Train Tickets {{!}} No Booking Fee".

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