Frodsham railway station

Frodsham National Rail
Location
Place Frodsham
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Grid reference SJ518779
Operations
Station code FRD
Managed by Transport for Wales
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.135 million
2013/14 Increase 0.151 million
2014/15 Increase 0.167 million
2015/16 Increase 0.175 million
2016/17 Increase 0.178 million
History
Key dates Opened 1850 (1850)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Frodsham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Frodsham railway station serves the town of Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The station is managed by Transport for Wales. It was opened along with the line in 1850 and the station building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] This was restored in 2012 and is in private ownership.

The station is unstaffed, however the North Cheshire Rail Users Group have "adopted" the station and work on a voluntary basis to keep it looking clean and tidy.[2]

The station in 1964

Facilities

Although unstaffed (as noted), the station has a self-service ticket machine (card payments only) to allow intending passengers to buy before boarding or to collect pre-paid tickets. Train running information is provided by CIS displays, timetable posters and a pay phone. Waiting shelters are also provided on both sides. Step-free access is available to both platforms, although the footbridge between them has stairs.[3]

Services

The station is served by an hourly Transport for Wales service to Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Bank Quay. Certain trains are extended through to/from Manchester Airport. In the other direction services run to Chester, with most trains continuing along the North Wales Coast Line as far as Llandudno. On Sundays trains only run between Manchester and Chester.[4]

Frodsham is also served by the infrequent (one train per day, now northbound only) Northern-operated service between Warrington B.Q and Ellesmere Port. This does not run on Sundays.

Expansion of services

Northern's planned Leeds - Manchester Victoria - Chester service will stop here when launched in December 2018, though only initially at weekday peak times.

Halton curve

North of Frodsham station, a connecting line to Runcorn (the Halton Curve) diverges. This line is currently served by just one "parliamentary" passenger train a week (which operates on summer Saturdays only) to fulfil legal and contractual obligations and keep the line "open" in accordance with Government legislation. The curve lost its regular service in May 1975, but continued to be used by seasonal passenger trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Llandudno until 1994 (hence the summer-only service requirement). The train starts from Chester and runs non-stop to Runcorn, passing through Frodsham without calling.

A regular Chester to Liverpool Lime Street service over the curve is due to be introduced in December 2018, which will call here.[5][6]

Trivia

The welcome sign on the station platform advertises the Sandstone Trail.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Frodsham Railway Station with former stationmaster's house (1253195)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ↑ NCRUG - Station Projects
  3. ↑ Frodsham station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. ↑ Table 81 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  5. ↑ "Halton Curve upgrade through Runcorn could stop long-distance commuter traffic on M56 reaching 'unsustainable levels'" Clay, Olver; Liverpool Echo article 18 November 2015; Retrieved 29 April 2016
  6. ↑ "Maynard confirms Halton Curve will reopen at end of 2018".

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 43-59. ISBN 9781908174406. OCLC 910526793.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Helsby   Transport for Wales
Chester to Manchester Line		   Runcorn East
Helsby   Northern
Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Runcorn East

Coordinates: 53°17′46″N 2°43′23″W / 53.296°N 2.723°W / 53.296; -2.723


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