Hale railway station

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Hale
Hale railway station in 1988
Location
Place	Hale
Local authority	Trafford
Operations
Station code	HAL
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	64,310
2005/06 *	74,872
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hale from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Hale railway station serves the area of Hale in the south of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It is located on Ashley Road. It is on the route from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly, the Mid-Cheshire Line, (8miles) south west of Manchester Piccadilly.

[edit] History

The station opened as Peel Causeway by the Cheshire Midland Railway on 12 May 1862 when the railway opened from Altrincham to Knutsford. This line later became part of the Cheshire Lines Committee. The station became Peel Causeway for Hale in 1900 and in 1902 it became Hale.

[edit] Service

Monday to Saturday there is generally an hourly service from Hale to Manchester Piccadilly eastbound and Chester westbound.

Sundays five trains a day go to Chester and Altrincham, with the Manchester Metrolink connecting to Manchester city centre.

[edit] Route

[edit] References

Griffiths, R.Prys (1978). The Cheshire Lines Railway. The Oakwood Press. 

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Hale railway station from National Rail
• Mid-Cheshire Community Rail Partnership

Coordinates: 53°22′44″N, 2°20′51″W

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