Strines railway station
Location | Strines, Stockport England |
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Coordinates | 53°22′30″N 2°01′59″W / 53.375°N 2.033°WCoordinates: 53°22′30″N 2°01′59″W / 53.375°N 2.033°W |
Grid reference | SJ978864 |
Managed by | Northern |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SRN |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | |
Pre-grouping | Great Central and Midland Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Central and Midland Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
August 1866 | Station opened |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 26,332 |
2017/18 | 24,052 |
2018/19 | 27,710 |
2019/20 | 22,186 |
2020/21 | 3,720 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Strines railway station serves the village of Strines, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, England.[1] Until boundary changes in 1994, the station itself lay over the border in Derbyshire.[2]
History[]
The (MNM&HJ) was formed in 1860 and its line between New Mills with Marple opened on 1 July 1865. Originally there were no intermediate stations, but one was opened at Strines in August 1866.[3][4] The MNM&HJ was leased to and worked by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) from opening,[3] but was absorbed jointly by the MS&L and the Midland Railway following an Act of 24 June 1869. It then became part of the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee, an undertaking formed on 6 August 1872. The latter was renamed the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway in the early twentieth century. Originally there were no goods or coal facilities, but the MS&L agreed to these late in 1870.[5] The station had a substantial stone-built booking office and waiting room, with a stationmaster's house. These were considered sufficiently impressive to be used as location shoots for films in the early 1970s. They disappeared when the station became an unstaffed halt in 1973.
Services[]
The station has a two-hourly daytime service to New Mills and Manchester Piccadilly Monday to Sunday, with additional calls during weekday peak periods. On Saturdays and Sundays, most eastbound services continue through to Sheffield.[6]
Strines station also serves the nearby hamlet of Turf Lea.
References[]
- ^ "Greater Manchester train network map".
- ^ "The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993". 1 March 1993.
Transfer to Greater Manchester of area south of Greenclough Farm and north of Woodend, including Whitecroft Farm and part of Station Road.
- ^ a b Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Dow 1962, pp. 125, 127
- ^ GB eNRT, December 2015-May 2016 Edition, Table 78
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Strines railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Strines railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Northern Hope Valley Line |
- Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
- Former Great Central and Midland Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
- Northern franchise railway stations
- 1866 establishments in England
- Greater Manchester railway station stubs