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Handforth railway station is in the town of
The Friends of Handforth Station, formed in 1996, are an active station adoption group who have carried out a number of projects at the station, including a station garden, sculptures, poetry and signs from railway operators in other countries.
The group works towards securing easier platform access for disabled passengers and those with prams, bikes etc.
Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
Friends of Handforth Station
Railway stations in Cheshire DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Northern franchise railway stations 1842 establishments in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub
Handforth railway station is in the town of Handforth
Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 6,266. In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth, and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wi ...
in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is 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 opened on 10 May 1842. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately north of its current location. Since opening, the station has served commuters to Manchester. Since electrification of the line in 1960, trains through the station have been mainly electric multiple units (EMU).Services
From Monday to Saturday in the day, Handforth is served by one BMU and oneEMU
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service per hour in each direction: BMU between Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. In 2011, it had a population of 4,780.
Alderley Edge is northwest of Macclesfield and south of Manchester, at the base of a steep and thickly wooded sandstone escarpment, Alder ...
and Manchester Piccadilly and , switching to diesel power to reach (until early evening); and EMU between Crewe and Manchester. The evening service operates hourly between Crewe and Manchester.
On Sundays there is an hourly service to both Manchester and to Crewe.
Friends of Handforth Station
The Friends of Handforth Station, formed in 1996, are an active station adoption group who have carried out a number of projects at the station, including a station garden, sculptures, poetry and signs from railway operators in other countries.
The group works towards securing easier platform access for disabled passengers and those with prams, bikes etc.
References
Further reading
*External links
Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
Friends of Handforth Station
Railway stations in Cheshire DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Northern franchise railway stations 1842 establishments in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub