Handforth railway station
Handforth  | |
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 Along the southbound platform in 2015 | |
| Location | Handforth, Cheshire East England |
| Grid reference | SJ858833 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HTH |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  0.289 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.308 million |
| 2018/19 |  0.296 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.291 million |
| 2020/21 | 73,226 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Handforth railway station is in the town of Handforth in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
History[]
The station opened on 10 May 1842. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately 82 yards (75 m) north of its current location. Since opening, the station has served commuters to Manchester. Since electrification of the line in 1960, trains through the station have been mainly electric multiple units (EMU).
Services[]
From Monday to Saturday in the day, Handforth is served by one BMU and one EMU service per hour in each direction: BMU between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly and Bolton, switching to diesel power to reach Southport (until early evening); and EMU between Crewe and Manchester. The evening service operates hourly between Crewe and Manchester.[1]
On Sundays there is an hourly service to both Manchester and to Crewe.
Friends of Handforth Station[]
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.[2]
References[]
- ^ Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2018
- ^ Hugh, -. "Friends of Handforth Station". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 61-63. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Handforth railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Handforth railway station from National Rail
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
- Friends of Handforth Station
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Coordinates: 53°20′46″N 2°12′47″W / 53.346°N 2.213°W
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