Hartford
National Rail
General information
LocationHartford, Borough of Cheshire West and Chester
England
Grid referenceSJ631717
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHTF
ClassificationDfT category D
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.290 million
2019/20Decrease 0.283 million
2020/21Decrease 46,102
2021/22Increase 0.164 million
2022/23Increase 0.177 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

The station in 1961

Hartford station was built by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR)[1]: 55  and opened in September 1837.[2] The GJR became a constituent of the newly formed London and North Western Railway on 16 July 1846,[3] 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.

Facilities

Looking north at Hartford railway station towards Acton Bridge.
Looking north at Hartford railway station towards Acton Bridge and Warrington.
Looking south at Hartford railway station towards Winsford and Crewe.
Looking south at Hartford railway station 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. 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, 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

Hartford is currently served by one train per hour in each direction, operated by West Midlands Trains, northbound to Liverpool Lime Street via Runcorn and southbound to Birmingham New Street via Crewe, Stafford and Wolverhampton.[4]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Drake, James (1838). Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
  2. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 114
  3. ↑ Awdry 1990, p. 78
  4. ↑ "Train timetables and schedules | Hartford (Cheshire)". London Northwestern Railway.
Bibliography
  • Awdry, Christopher (1990), Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, Guild Publishing CN8983
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Winsford or Crewe   London Northwestern Railway
West Coast Main Line		   Acton Bridge or Runcorn
  Historical railways  
Winsford   London and North Western Railway
Grand Junction Railway		   Acton Bridge

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