Chelford railway station serves the village of
Chelford
Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford, and is part of the Tatton constituency. The civil ...
in
Cheshire, England. The station is north of
Crewe on the
Crewe to Manchester Line
Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston, ...
.
History
The station was rebuilt in 1960 by the architect
William Robert Headley.
1894 rail crash
On 22 December 1894 a strong wind blew a high-sided freight wagon into violent contact with other wagons, causing one to overturn and block the main line. An express train between London and Manchester collided with the wagon; 14 people were killed, and 48 injured.
Services
Following the timetable changes in December 2008 there exists an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to
Manchester Piccadilly via
Stockport.
Services to Manchester via
Manchester Airport run 'semi-fast' and skip the station, though a few services via Manchester Airport do call here (mainly at peak times). Services are operated by
Northern.
The December 2008 timetable also saw the introduction of a regular 2-hourly Sunday service to Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe.
References
Further reading
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External links
Article includes information on the rail accident, including a photographCrewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
Railway stations in Cheshire
DfT Category F2 stations
Former London and North Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842
Northern franchise railway stations
1842 establishments in England
William Robert Headley railway stations
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