![]() Widnes railway station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Farnworth, Halton England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°22′43″N 2°44′01″W / 53.378502°N 2.7336°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ512871 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WID | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee | ||||
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee | ||||
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 August 1873 | Opened as Farnworth for Widnes | ||||
ca. 1914/15 | Renamed Farnworth for Appleton | ||||
ca. 1938/39 | Renamed Farnworth (Widnes) | ||||
5 January 1959 | Renamed Widnes North | ||||
6 July 1964 | Closed for goods | ||||
6 May 1968 | Renamed Widnes | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Widnes railway station (formerly Widnes North) is a railway station serving the industrial town of Widnes, Halton, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] The station is operated by Northern Trains.
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