Hough Green railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Hough Green


manager = Northern Rail
locale = Hough Green
borough = Halton
pte = Merseytravel
zone = A2
events =
years =
code = HGN
platforms = 2
lowusage0405 = 139,810
lowusage0506 = 145,227
lowusage0607 = 143,556
latitude = 53.3725
longitude = -2.775

Hough Green railway station is a railway station in the north of Widnes in Halton unitary authority in the north west of England. It is a Grade II listed building. [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56051 Images of England] , accessed 17 July 2007] The station is on the Liverpool-Warrington-Manchester Line 17 km (10½ miles) west of Liverpool Lime Street and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail.

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.

The station is of the standard Cheshire Lines Committee style and, like other Merseyside stations, is staffed full time. There is a car park outside.

The station was formerly a junction for a loop line via Widnes Central, closed in 1964.

ervices

Services operate approximately half-hourly (Monday-Saturday daytimes) in each direction, towards Halewood and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Widnes and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services are less frequent in evenings and on Sundays, usually every 60 minutes.

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rail line|next=Halewood
towards Liverpool Lime Street|previous=
Widnes
towards Manchester Oxford Road|route=Northern Rail
Manchester to Liverpool Line
(Southern Route)|col=8b00ff
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