Disley railway station serves the village of

Disley Disley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is located on the edge of the Peak District in the Goyt valley, south of Stockport and close to the county boundary with Derbyshire at New Mills. The population at the 2011 Census ...

in Cheshire,

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. It is south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the

Buxton Line The Buxton line is a railway line in Northern England, connecting Manchester with Buxton in Derbyshire. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Northern Trains. History The line has its origins with the Stockport, Disley and Wh ...

, built by the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by

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Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office, though this is only open during morning peak periods (07:10–10:10). At other times, tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. Train running information is available via telephone, automated announcements and CIS displays, though waiting facilities are limited to shelters on each side (other buildings, including the former station house and signal box having been demolished). Step-free access to both platforms is available via ramps and sloping paths from Buxton Road West.

Service

There is a generally an hourly service each day to northbound and to southbound, with services every 30 minutes at peak periods (Monday to Saturday). Before the electrification of the line between Manchester and , a limited number of trains extended beyond in the early morning and evening peak periods - these ran to a number of destinations, including , , , and . The Sunday service here is also hourly each way.

Trains

Combinations of

livery class 150s and class 156s serve Disley Railway Station. The trains are usually formed of 2 or 4 coaches.

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Railway stations in Cheshire DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857 Northern franchise railway stations 1857 establishments in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub