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Farnworth & Bold railway station

Coordinates: 53°23′10″N 2°43′03″W / 53.386238°N 2.717560°W / 53.386238; -2.717560
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Farnworth & Bold
The disused station in June 1964
General information
LocationWidnes, Halton
England
Coordinates53°23′10″N 2°43′03″W / 53.386238°N 2.717560°W / 53.386238; -2.717560
Grid referenceSJ 523 879
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1852Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)Closed to passengers
1 June 1964 (1964-06-01)Closed completely

Farnworth & Bold railway station served the Farnworth area of Widnes, England. The station was on the southern section[2][3] of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.[4]

History

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The station first appeared in public timetables in 1852 as plain Farnworth.[5] Its name was changed to Farnworth & Bold on 2 January 1890.[6] The station was closed to passengers on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens.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.[7]

Services

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In 1922 nine "Down" (northbound) trains a day called at Farnworth & Bold, 'One class only' (i.e. 3rd Class) and 'Week Days Only' (i.e. 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.[8]

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.[9]


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

References

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Notes

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Sources

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  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Pixton, Bob (1996), The Archive Photographs Series Widnes and St Helens Railways, The Chalford Publishing Company, ISBN 978-0-7524-0751-7
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
  • Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-869-0.
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