Handforth railway station serves the town of Handforth in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is a stop on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Handforth, Cheshire East England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ858833 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HTH | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 August 1958 | Goods traffic ceased[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.296 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.291 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 73,226 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.196 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.240 million | ||||
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History
editHandforth station opened on 10 May 1842, when the Manchester and Birmingham Railway to Crewe was completed. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately 82 yards (75 m) north of its current location. In 1846, the MBR merged with two other companies to form the London and North Western Railway.
Since opening, the station has served mainly commuters to Manchester.
Services
editNorthern Trains provides an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Crewe; there is also an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge. On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains |
Friends of Handforth Station
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The Friends of Handforth Station, formed in 1996, are an active station adoption group who have carried out a number of projects at the station, including a station garden, sculptures, poetry and signs from railway operators in other countries.
The group works towards securing easier platform access for disabled passengers and those with prams, bikes etc.[3]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three: Stockport & Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 37. ISBN 9781399922586.
- ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Hugh. "Friends of Handforth Station". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 61-63. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Handforth railway station from National Rail
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
- Friends of Handforth Station
