Furness Vale railway station
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Furness Vale | |
Location | |
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Place | Furness Vale |
Local authority | High Peak |
Operations | |
Station code | FNV |
Managed by | Northern Rail |
Platforms in use | 2 |
Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.012 million ** |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 1863 |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Furness Vale. Disclaimer (PDF) |
Furness Vale railway station is on the 24 km (15ΒΌ miles) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Buxton line.
The station is on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge line, originally built by the London and North Western Railway to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway and extended to Buxton in 1863.
[edit] Service
There is an generally an hourly service each day to Manchester Piccadilly and beyond (mostly to Blackpool North) northbound and to Buxton southbound.
[edit] Photo gallery
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Furness Vale railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Furness Vale railway station from Multimap.com
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Whaley Bridge | Northern Rail (Buxton Line) |
New Mills Newtown |