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| Location | Hartford,Borough of Cheshire West and Chester England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ631717 | ||||
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | HTF | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.283 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 46,102 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.164 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.177 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.199 million | ||||
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Hartford railway station serves the village ofHartford, inCheshire, 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 ofNorthwich.This station is served by London Northwestern Railway and Avanti West Coast (from December 2025)
Hartford station was built by theGrand Junction Railway (GJR)[1]: 55 and opened in September 1837.[2] The GJR became a constituent of the newly formedLondon and North Western Railway on 16 July 1846,[3] which in turn was absorbed by theLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923.
The LMSR was nationalised withinBritish Railways on 1 January 1948; the station and its train services were thereafter operated by theLondon Midland Region of BR.
The station buildings were greatly rationalised at the time of the West Coast electrification in the 1960s.
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.[4]
Greenbank railway station is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away, though nearer to Northwich, on theMid-Cheshire Line fromChester toManchester 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.
West Midlands Trains operates one train per hour in each direction: northbound toLiverpool Lime Street viaRuncorn and southbound toBirmingham New Street viaCrewe,Stafford andWolverhampton.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Acton Bridge towardsLiverpool Lime Street | London Northwestern Railway Birmingham–Liverpool | Winsford towardsBirmingham New Street | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Winsford | London and North Western Railway Grand Junction Railway | Acton Bridge | ||
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