Farnworth & Bold railway station

Farnworth & Bold
Location
Place Widnes
Area Halton
Coordinates 53°23′10″N 2°43′03″W / 53.386238°N 2.717560°W / 53.386238; -2.717560Coordinates: 53°23′10″N 2°43′03″W / 53.386238°N 2.717560°W / 53.386238; -2.717560
Grid reference SJ 523 879
Operations
Original company St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1852 Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18) Closed to passengers
1 June 1964 (1964-06-01) Closed completely
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Farnworth & Bold railway station served the Farnworth area of Widnes, England. The station was on the southern section[1][2] of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.[3]

History

The station first appeared in public timetables in 1852 as plain Farnworth.[4] Its name was changed to Farnworth & Bold on 2 January 1890.[5] The station was closed to passengers on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens. It closed completely on 1 June 1964. The line through the station closed in 1981 and was subsequently lifted. The trackbed through the station and the station itself have been buried under the A557.[6]

Services

In 1922 nine "Down" (northbound) trains a day called at Farnworth & Bold, 'One class only' (ie 3rd Class) and 'Week Days Only' (ie not Sundays). The "Up" service was similar. The trains' destinations were St Helens to the north and Ditton Junction to the south, with some travelling beyond to Runcorn or Liverpool Lime Street.[7]

In 1951 the service was sparser but more complex. Six trains called in each direction, Monday to Friday, the early morning ones providing both 1st and 3rd Class accommodation. On Saturdays four trains called in each direction, 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.[8]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Union Bank Farm Halt
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
  Appleton
Line and station closed

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