Service
There are generally two local trains (operated by Northern Rail) per hour in each direction, to Manchester Oxford Road to the east and Liverpool Lime Street to the west. Journey times from Widnes to Manchester on these local trains are around 45–50 minutes, depending on the number of stops. Journey time to Liverpool is around 25–30 minutes, again depending on stops.
An express service also operates hourly in each direction (run by East Midlands Trains), continuing beyond Manchester Piccadilly towards Nottingham and Norwich. The journey time on most of these trains to Manchester is 30 minutes, whilst Liverpool can be reached in 18 minutes.
Widnes is also served by one service to Scarborough on Mondays to Saturdays (run by First Transpennine Express).
The ticket office is staffed on a part time bases between the hours of (06:00 and 14:00 Mon-Sat).
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey |
Northern Rail |
Hough Green | ||
| Warrington Central | East Midlands Trains |
Liverpool South Parkway or Hunts Cross |
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| Warrington Central | First TransPennine Express |
Liverpool Lime Street or Hunts Cross |
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