Northwich Railway Station

Northwich railway station serves the town of Northwich in Cheshire, England. The station and has two platforms and is staffed in the mornings only.

It is on the East to West route from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly, 27 km (17 miles) east of Chester. There is an internet cafe called Zone on the station open 9am till 5pm, Vale Royal Borough Council run free courses mainly in IT. The station is next to the Tesco supermarket and there are pubs and take-aways nearby. There is a free car park. Northwich town centre is half a mile away, and there is a bus stop near the Tesco store. There is also a freight line which runs behind platform 2. This line goes via Middlewich to Sandbach.

The ticket office has limited hours and only ever has one staff member in attendance. There is no PA system or information screens to inform passengers about late running trains. Tickets for destinations between Manchester and Chester can be purchased in "The Zone" cybercafé at Northwich Station between 12:00 and 17:00. The station has serious problems with pigeon infestation on the Manchester bound platform.

For information on services and types of trains used please see Mid-Cheshire Line

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