Being a Widnes resident, I think this article puts it right about Widnes Railway Station and Paul Simon. The original station building is still in use.
http://www.cc-publishing.co.uk/Archives/paulsimon.html
Now I am confused, just went to Wiki and found this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditton_railway_station
But, not all articles in Wiki are verified, for instance it states 2 railway stations in Widnes, but there was also Hough Green which looks similar to Widnes (Farnworth) Station.