Widnes railway station

53.37867 - 2.73374Koordinaten: 53 ° 22 ' 43 " N, 2 ° 44 ' 1" W

Widnes North Railway Station ( railway operations Widnes Railway Station) is a railway station in the town of Widnes in Halton in Cheshire County in the north west of England on the railway line from Liverpool to Warrington - Manchester. The building was set by English Heritage in the Grade II on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. The station is operated by Northern Rail.

Structures

The one-story building on Victoria Avenue in Farnsworth has an H-shaped floor plan and spans eight yokes. It is built of brick brew, the base is made of sandstone. The roof is slated. The verges are made of wood and are provided with three different carved ornamental motifs. The canopy on the platform side is supported by four octagonal Süalen between which curved frets are attached. The motifs used to decorate are cross, trefoil and white rolls. The windows are slightly Gothic style, and the window sills are made of stone. On the wall to the platform page a drinking fountain is attached with shell shaped dish, also shows an inscription, the year of construction.

The station building is a standard building of the Cheshire Lines Committee. A pedestrian bridge connects the two platforms. In 2009, the station was renewed. In addition to the ticket office, there is a shop and a beauty salon inside. However, toilets or waiting facilities for passengers only exist in the shed earlier existing on the platform leading towards Manchester.

History

The station was taken in 1873 in operation and was originally known under the name of Farnworth; Farnworth was at that time a village north of Widnes, but was later incorporated into and is only a northern suburb of the city. The station was later given the name of Widnes North and is now called Widnes alone, because the other is located on railways stations Widnes Widnes Central and South were closed in the 1960s.

Operation

Local trains from Northern Rail operate the station twice an hour per direction. Run eastward to Manchester Oxford Road and west to Liverpool Lime Street. By East Midlands Trains an hourly express train service, which runs through Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham and East Anglia.

Paul Simon's song Homeward Bound

It is believed that Paul Simon was inspired while waiting for this station to his song Homeward Bound, as he traveled through the United Kingdom. A plaque commemorates this claim. It is in the station building mounted on the platform side, which leads to Liverpool. The song was actually on, however, the now disused railway station Ditton Junction. Simon is quoted as saying, " [ t] he person has ever seen Widnes, will know why I was inclined to come back as soon as possible to London ."