| Adlington (Cheshire) | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Adlington, Cheshire |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ADC |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 12,318 |
| 2005/06 * | 16,194 |
| 2006/07 * | 16,050 |
| 2007/08 * | 15,974 |
| 2008/09 * | 16,282 |
| 2009/10 * | 13,618 |
| History | |
| Opened 24 November 1845 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Adlington (Cheshire) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Adlington (Cheshire) railway station serves the village of Adlington in Cheshire.
It was manned for many years but is now unstaffed. The station building is now privately owned and there is no longer a ticket machine, so passengers must purchase their ticket on the train.
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Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
From 14 December 2008 trains operate on an hourly pattern, terminating at Stoke on Trent (southbound) or Manchester Piccadilly (northbound). Some early morning/late night services originate/terminate at Macclesfield.
Trains towards Stoke on Trent generally depart Adlington at xx11 (Monday to Saturday) with non-standard departures to Stoke at 06:56 (Monday-Friday), 07:02 (Saturdays) and 17:41 (Monday to Friday only) whilst the 23:11 and 23:37 (Monday to Saturday) terminate at Macclesfield - these being the only two trains now scheduled to terminate there.
Sunday trains until 28 March depart at 15:04,19:06 and 22:05.
Trains towards Manchester Piccadilly depart Adlington at xx27 Mondays to Saturdays, however services before 09:00 are significantly different (Monday to Friday) with departures at 06:29, 07:00, 07:25, 07:47 and 08:26. On Saturdays the first train departs at 07:26. Until 6 December, Sunday trains run at 16:30, 20:30 and 23:08.
Stoke-bound services do not call at Levenshume or Heaton Chapel prior to calling at Adlington Monday-Sunday, however a majority of Manchester bound services do, Monday-Saturday.
On average one person uses every train which stops at Adlington, meaning the station is used by the equivalent of approximately 38 people per weekday.
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