List of railway stations in Greater Manchester

For main railway termini in Manchester, see Manchester station group.
Railways in Greater Manchester
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Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England, has a public rail network of 130 route miles (209 km) and 91 National Rail stations.[1][a] Transport for Greater Manchester is responsible for specifying fares and service levels of train services operating in the county.[2] The Northern Rail train operating company provides most of these services.[3] The four main railway stations in Manchester city centre are Piccadilly, Victoria, Oxford Road and Deansgate which all form part of the Manchester station group.

Most services run to or through one of Manchester city centre's major stations, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly. The network is effectively divided into two operating halves based on these stations,[2] although the opening of a connecting line in 1988 improved operational flexibility by joining the north and south halves.[4] Services radiate northwards from Manchester Victoria, providing stopping services to West Yorkshire and Liverpool as well as local suburban services to Rochdale and Wigan.[2] The south side's services radiate from Manchester Piccadilly and run to Manchester Airport, south Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Leeds, North East England, London and other major destinations.[2]

The region's rail network started to develop during the Industrial Revolution, when it was at the centre of a textile manufacturing boom.[5] Manchester was at the forefront of the railway building revolution during the Victorian era. The world's first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened on 15 September 1830.[2] Its original terminus, Liverpool Road railway station, was closed to passengers in 1844, but still exists and is the oldest surviving passenger station in the world.[6] Since the Beeching Axe many of Greater Manchester's stations have closed and many station facilities have been removed. Others, however, have been converted to the Manchester Metrolink, Greater Manchester's light-rail network, or preserved as part of the East Lancashire Railway heritage route.[b] The expansion of the Metrolink is set to continue at least through 2017:[7] in October 2009, nine stations on the former Oldham Loop Line closed for conversion,[8] and future plans include the use of tram-trains to allow Metrolink to serve existing National Rail stations.[9]

Manchester Piccadilly, the principal station for the City of Manchester and busiest station in Greater Manchester by number of passengers.

In preparation for the 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester Piccadilly, the principal station for the City of Manchester, was extensively redeveloped and as a consequence has been voted as having the highest customer satisfaction rating of all the main stations in the United Kingdom.[10] As of 2013, Manchester Victoria is under renovation with the construction of a new £20 million roof while Oxford Road will see redevelopment as a result of the Northern Hub plan in 2014. The construction of the Ordsall Chord will link Greater Manchester's three busiest stations for the first time in 2016.

Railway stations currently in use

Station (and code) Managed by Lines
served		 Station
users
2013/14[11]		 Year
opened		 Platforms Borough
Altrincham (ALT) Northern Rail Mid-Cheshire Line 474,362 1881[12] 2 + 2 Metrolink[c] Trafford
Ardwick (ADK) Northern Rail Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line		 568 1842[12] 2 Manchester
Ashburys (ABY) Northern Rail Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line 		91,330 1846[12] 2 Manchester
Ashton-under-Lyne (AHN) Northern Rail Huddersfield Line 470,580 1846[13] 2 Tameside
Atherton (ATN) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 433,766 1888[13] 2 Wigan
Belle Vue (BLV) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 10,122 1875[12] 2 Manchester
Blackrod (BLK) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 589,026 1841[13] 2 Bolton
Bolton (BON) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line
Manchester to Preston Line
TransPennine North West
West Coast Main Line 		3,695,050 1838[13] 4 Bolton
Bramhall (BML) Northern Rail Stafford to Manchester Line 274,442 1845[13] 2 Stockport
Bredbury (BDY) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 214,550 1875[12] 2 Stockport
Brinnington (BNT) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 74,722 1977[14] 2 Stockport
Broadbottom (BDB) Northern Rail Glossop Line 155,826 1842[12] 2 Tameside
Bromley Cross (BMC) Northern Rail Ribble Valley Line 386,130 1848[13] 2 Bolton
Bryn (BYN) Northern Rail Liverpool to Wigan Line 165,120 1869[13] 2 Wigan
Burnage (BNA) Northern Rail South TransPennine
Styal Line 		213,146 1910[12] 2 Manchester
Castleton (CAS) Northern Rail Caldervale Line 143,506 1875[12] 2 Rochdale
Chassen Road (CSR) Northern Rail Manchester to Liverpool Line 43,492 1934[13] 2 Trafford
Cheadle Hulme (CHU) Northern Rail Crewe to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line 		762,294 1845*[15] 4 Stockport
Clifton (CLI) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 298 1847[13] 2 Salford
Daisy Hill (DSY) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 280,194 1888[13] 2 Bolton
Davenport (DVN) Northern Rail Buxton Line
Hope Valley Line 		286,326 1858[12] 2 Stockport
Deansgate (DGT) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines
Manchester to Preston Line
Stafford to Manchester Line
TransPennine North West 		370,515 1849[12] 2 + 3 Metrolink Manchester
Denton (DTN) Northern Rail Stockport to Stalybridge Line 110 1851[13] 2 Tameside
East Didsbury (EDY) Northern Rail South TransPennine
Styal Line 		301,386 1909[12] 2 Manchester
Eccles (ECC) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 159,254 1830[13] 2 Salford
Fairfield (FRF) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 22,498 1841[12] 2 Tameside
Farnworth (FNW) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 41,358 1838[13] 2 Bolton
Flixton (FLI) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 93,018 1873[13] 2 Trafford
Flowery Field (FLF) Northern Rail Glossop Line 212,498 1985[14] 2 Tameside
Gathurst (GST) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 92,464 1855[13] 2 Wigan
Gatley (GTY) Northern Rail South TransPennine
Styal Line 		308,810 1909[12] 2 Stockport
Godley (GDL) Northern Rail Glossop Line 76,662 1986[16] 2 Tameside
Gorton (GTO) Northern Rail Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line 		118,916 1842[12] 2 Manchester
Greenfield (GNF) Northern Rail Huddersfield Line 327,072 1849[13] 2 Oldham
Guide Bridge (GUI) Northern Rail Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line
Stockport to Stalybridge Line 		275,970 1846[12] 2 Tameside
Hag Fold (HGF) Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line 52,618 1987[14] 2 Wigan
Hale (HAL) Northern Rail Mid-Cheshire Line 164,314 1862[12] 2 Trafford
Hall i' th' Wood (HID) Northern Rail Ribble Valley Line 138,646 1986[14] 2 Bolton
Hattersley (HTY) Northern Rail Glossop Line 56,228 1978[16] 2 Tameside
Hazel Grove (HAZ) Northern Rail Buxton Line
Hope Valley Line 		672,504 1857[13] 2 Stockport
Heald Green (HDG) Northern Rail South TransPennine
Styal Line
TransPennine North West 		517,478 1909[12] 2 Stockport
Heaton Chapel (HTC) Northern Rail Buxton Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line 		705,726 1852[13] 2 Stockport
Hindley (HIN) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 340,780 1848[13] 2 Wigan
Horwich Parkway (HWI) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 654,266 1999[12] 2 Bolton
Humphrey Park (HUP) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 30,782 1984[17] 2 Trafford
Hyde Central (HYC) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 87,128 1858[12] 2 Tameside
Hyde North (HYT) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 44,346 1862[12] 2 Tameside
Ince (INC) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 22,300 1863[13] 2 Wigan
Irlam (IRL) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 269,294 1893[13] 2 Salford
Kearsley (KSL) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 43,724 1838[13] 2 Bolton
Levenshulme (LVM) Northern Rail Buxton Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line 		504,692 1843[12] 2 Manchester
Littleborough (LTL) Northern Rail Caldervale Line 368,598 1839[12] 2 Rochdale
Lostock (LOT) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 273,610 1988[14] 2 Bolton
Manchester Airport (MIA) TransPennine Express North TransPennine
South TransPennine
Styal Line
TransPennine North West 		3,321,876 1993[14] 4 + 2 Metrolink Manchester
Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) Northern Rail Chester to Manchester Line
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
Manchester to Preston Line
North TransPennine
Stafford to Manchester Line
TransPennine North West 		7,555,439 1849[12] 5 Manchester
Manchester United (MUF) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines N/A Only open on matchdays 1935[12] 1 Trafford
Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) Network Rail Buxton Line
Chester to Manchester Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
CrossCountry
Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
Manchester to Preston Line
Mid-Cheshire Line
North TransPennine
Stafford to Manchester Line
Styal Line
TransPennine North West
Welsh Marches Line
West Coast Main Line 		24,476,101 1842[12] 14 + 2 Metrolink Manchester
Manchester Victoria (MCV) Northern Rail Caldervale Line
Huddersfield Line
Manchester to Liverpool Line
Manchester to Preston Line
Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line 		7,240,990 1844[12] 6 + 4 Metrolink Manchester
Marple (MPL) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 475,192 1862[12] 2 Stockport
Mauldeth Road (MAU) Northern Rail South TransPennine
Styal Line 		347,672 1909[12] 2 Manchester
Middlewood (MDL) Northern Rail Buxton Line 18,340 1879[13] 2 Stockport
Mills Hill (MIH) Northern Rail Caldervale Line 302,726 1985[14][d] 2 Rochdale
Moorside (MSD) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 38,064 1888[13] 2 Salford
Moses Gate (MSS) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line 26,336 1838[13] 2 Bolton
Mossley (MSL) Northern Rail Huddersfield Line 317,552 1849[13] 2 Tameside
Moston (MSO) Northern Rail Caldervale Line 125,902 1872[12] 2 Manchester
Navigation Road (NVR) Northern Rail Mid-Cheshire Line 93,994 1931[12] 1[e] Trafford
Newton for Hyde (NWN) Northern Rail Glossop Line 190,808 1841[12] 2 Tameside
Orrell (ORR) Northern Rail Kirkby Branch Line 112,236 1848[13] 2 Wigan
Patricroft (PAT) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 43,852 1830[13] 2 Salford
Pemberton (PEM) Northern Rail Kirkby Branch Line 69,790 1848[13] 2 Wigan
Reddish North (RDN) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 173,908 1875[12] 2 Stockport
Reddish South (RDS) Northern Rail Stockport to Stalybridge Line 26 1859[13] 1 Stockport
Rochdale (RCD) Northern Rail Caldervale Line 1,059,282 1839[12] 3 + 2 Metrolink Rochdale
Romiley (RML) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 318,916 1862[12] 2 Stockport
Rose Hill Marple (RSH) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 158,066 1869[12] 1 Stockport
Ryder Brow (RRB) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 34,574 1985[14] 2 Manchester
Salford Central (SFD) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line
Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line 		315,860 1838[12] 2 Salford
Salford Crescent (SLD) Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line
Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line
TransPennine North West 		1,076,770 1987[14] 2 Salford
Smithy Bridge (SMB) Northern Rail Caldervale Line 146,980 1985[14] 2 Rochdale
Stalybridge (SYB) TransPennine Express Huddersfield Line
North TransPennine
Stockport to Stalybridge Line 		1,104,882 1845[12] 5 Tameside
Stockport (SPT) Virgin Trains Buxton Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
CrossCountry
Hope Valley Line
Mid-Cheshire Line
South TransPennine
Stafford to Manchester Line
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
West Coast Main Line 		3,505,408 1843[12] 6 Stockport
Strines (SRN) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 21,728 1866 2 Stockport
Swinton (SNN) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 138,006 1887[13] 2 Salford
Trafford Park (TRA) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 43,586 1904[13] 2 Trafford
Urmston (URM) Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Lines 305,570 1873[13] 2 Trafford
Walkden (WKD) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 315,710 1888[12] 2 Salford
Westhoughton (WHG) Northern Rail Manchester to Southport Line 226,390 1848[13] 2 Bolton
Wigan North Western (WGN) Virgin Trains Blackpool to Liverpool Line
Liverpool to Wigan Line
West Coast Main Line 		1,154,040 1838[12] 6 Wigan
Wigan Wallgate (WGW) Northern Rail Kirkby Branch Line
Manchester to Southport Line 		1,688,758 1896[12] 3 Wigan
Woodley (WLY) Northern Rail Hope Valley Line 48,692 1862[13] 2 Stockport
Woodsmoor (WSR) Northern Rail Buxton Line
Hope Valley Line 		208,856 1990[14] 2 Stockport

See also

Footnotes

a The total of 98 given at www.gmpte.com excludes Reddish South and Denton, which have one service per week, but includes Dean Lane, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham Werneth, Oldham Mumps, Derker, Shaw and Crompton, New Hey and Milnrow, which closed on 3 October 2009.
b Of the stations on the East Lancashire Railway operational as of the 2015 season, three (Bury Bolton Street, Heywood and Summerseat) are located within Greater Manchester.[18]
c Two other platforms are used by Manchester Metrolink services.[19][20]
d Originally opened in 1839 and closed in 1842. Reopened 25 March 1985 on the same site.[14]
e One other platform is used by Metrolink services.[21]

References

  1. ↑ GMPTE (Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive) (n.d.). "GMPTE - Trains". gmpte.com. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Roughley, Malcolm (1986). Railways in Greater Manchester (1974-1986); Volume One. M.R. Roughley. ISBN 0-9511246-0-9.
  3. ↑ "Network Map" (PDF). Northern Rail Network Map. FWT (part of the Cook Hammond & Kell Group). 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  4. ↑ Sanderson, Kathy (1989). "Manchester–Glossop–Hadfield". In Andrew Macfarlane. Peaks and Plains by Rail. Railway Development Society. Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. p. 42. ISBN 0-7117-0429-5.
  5. ↑ Clarke, John (1976). Railways: It Happened Round Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Council.
  6. ↑ "History of the Museum". Museum of Science and Industry. Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  7. ↑ "Metrolink second city crossing 'vital' for Manchester". BBC News. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Oldham Loop rail line closure" (PDF). GMPTE information poster. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. September 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  9. ↑ Charlotte Cox (22 January 2015). "Transport bosses reveal plans to use special 'tram-train' to connect Stockport to Metrolink system". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  10. ↑ "Revamped station tops train poll". BBC. bbc.co.uk. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Station usage". Office of Rail Regulation. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Brackenbury, Allan (2005). Railway passenger stations in Greater Manchester: a chronology. Cheadle: Railway and Canal Historical Society North West Group.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Alan Bevan, ed. (1998). A—Z of Rail Reopenings. Railway Development Society. Warwick: Warwick Printing Company. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.
  15. ↑ Reid, T. D. W.; Lee, Irene (1979). Cheadle in 1851. Stockport Libraries. p. 40. ISBN 0-905164-00-8.
  16. 1 2 Sanderson, Kathy (1989). "Manchester–Glossop–Hadfield". In Andrew Macfarlane. Peaks and Plains by Rail. Railway Development Society. Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. p. 34. ISBN 0-7117-0429-5.
  17. ↑ Macfarlane, Andrew (1989). "Manchester–Warrington–Liverpool". In Andrew Macfarlane. Peaks and Plains by Rail. Railway Development Society. Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. p. 43. ISBN 0-7117-0429-5.
  18. ↑ "Timetables and Information 2015" (PDF). East Lancashire Railway. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  19. ↑ "Station Facilities for Altrincham". National Rail Enquiries website. ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  20. ↑ "Metrolink in the City Centre". Light Rail Transit Association website. Tony Williams, Manchester Area Officer, Light Rail Transit Association. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  21. ↑ "Station Facilities for Navigation Road". National Rail Enquiries website. ATOC Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.

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