Holmes Chapel railway station

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Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel railway station in 2015
Location	Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East England
Grid reference	SJ766669
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HCH
Classification	DfT category E
Passengers
2015/16	0.174 million
2016/17	0.200 million
2017/18	0.195 million
2018/19	0.198 million
2019/20	0.216 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Holmes Chapel railway station serves the village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) north east of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

Facilities[]

The station has a ticket office on the southbound platform, which is staffed six days a week on a part-time basis (Monday - Friday 06:35 - 13:05, Saturday 07:35 - 13:55). Outside these hours, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. There are two waiting shelters on the northbound platform and a waiting room in the main building; canopies are also provided for passengers for use when the booking office is closed. Train running information is offered via digital displays, timetable posters and a customer help point on platform 1. Step-free access is available to both platforms.^[1]

Services[]

During the daytime on Monday to Saturday there are two trains per hour to Crewe southbound and two per hour to Manchester Piccadilly northbound (though not at even intervals),. One journey goes via Stockport (calling at all intermediate stations) and the other via Manchester Airport (omits certain stops) and extends to Liverpool Lime Street. There is an hourly service during the evening in each direction via Stockport.^[2]

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction (via Stockport) to Manchester Piccadilly northbound. Services are operated by Northern Trains.

There is a Book Club in the station waiting room, which features over 300 books.^{[citation needed]}

Up local train approaching Holmes Chapel station in 1951

References[]

Further reading[]

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 23-25. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holmes Chapel railway station.

• Train times and station information for Holmes Chapel railway station from National Rail
• Times Article of 15 September 2007 on Holmes Chapel Station Book Club
• Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Sandbach		Northern Trains Crewe-Manchester Line		Goostrey
				Alderley Edge

Coordinates: 53°11′56″N 2°21′04″W / 53.199°N 2.351°W / 53.199; -2.351

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