Alsager railway station

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Alsager
Location
Place	Alsager
Local authority	Congleton
Coordinates	53°05′34″N 2°17′53″W / 53.0928, -2.2981Coordinates: 53°05′34″N 2°17′53″W / 53.0928, -2.2981
Operations
Station code	ASG
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 *	25,998
History
October 9, 1848	Opened
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Alsager from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Alsager railway station serves the town of Alsager in Cheshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway company October 9, 1848. It is situated next to a level crossing approximately 600 yards from the town centre. The station is 10 km (6½ miles) east of Crewe on the Crewe to Derby Line.

The line through Alsager was electrified in 2003 so that it could be used as a diversionary route between Kidsgrove and Crewe during the West Coast Main Line improvement work.

As of the December 2008 timetable change, and pending completion of West Coast Main Line upgrade work at Rugby, Alsager will be additionally served by an hourly semi-fast service between Crewe and London Euston, via Stoke and Stafford. This service will be provided by London Midland

[edit] Service

There is a daily hourly service westbound to Crewe and eastbound to Derby. (Sundays hourly from 1400.)

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Alsager railway station from National Rail
• Pictures of the station during diversions

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Crewe		East Midlands Trains Crewe to Derby Line		Kidsgrove