hˈɑːɹtfɚd ɪz sˈɜːvd baɪ hˈɑːɹtfɚd ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən ɔnðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst mˈeɪn lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ænd kɹˈuː ænd baɪ ɡɹˈiːnbæŋk ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən ɔnðə mˈɪdtʃˈɛʃɚ lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn tʃˈɛstɚ ænd mˈæntʃɛstɚ pˌɪkɐdˈɪli.
Hartford is served by Hartford railway station on the West Coast Main Line between Liverpool and Crewe and by Greenbank railway station on the Mid-Cheshire Line between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly.