Glazebrook railway station
Glazebrook  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Glazebrook |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Coordinates | 53°25′42″N 2°27′35″W / 53.4282°N 2.4598°WCoordinates: 53°25′42″N 2°27′35″W / 53.4282°N 2.4598°W |
| Grid reference | SJ694924 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GLZ |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 28,462 |
| 2005/06 |
 30,750 |
| 2006/07 |
33,378 |
| 2007/08 |
34,593 |
| 2008/09 |
42,604 |
| 2009/10 |
 41,226 |
| 2010/11 |
47,360 |
| 2011/12 |
47,526 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Opened 1873 | |
| History | |
| Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Pre-grouping | CLC |
| Post-grouping | CLC |
| 2 September 1873 | Station opened |
| 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 Glazebrook from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Glazebrook railway station is in the Warrington unitary authority in the north west of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail. The station is 9.9 miles (16 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line.
Glazebrook station was formerly located between two junctions, Glazebrook West for the Wigan Junction Railways to Wigan Central and St Helens Central, services to those stations ceasing in 1964 and 1952 respectively; and Glazebrook East Junction for the line to Stockport Tiviot Dale via Skelton Junction, passenger services to there ceased in 1964. West of Glazebrook there is the only passing loop east of Warrington, though this is rarely used.
The station building, opened on 2 September 1873,[1] is of typical Cheshire Lines Committee design. The ticket office is open weekday mornings only. Although this station is not within the Greater Manchester area, it does mark the western boundary of the range of rail tickets produced by Transport for Greater Manchester.
Services
Daytime services are roughly two hourly towards Birchwood and Liverpool Lime Street and two hourly towards Irlam and Manchester Oxford Road. Against the trend, evening services are in fact more frequent than during the day (roughly hourly, though most services run to/from Warrington Central only).[2] There are additional peak services but no Sunday services (nearest stations with Sunday services are Irlam or Birchwood).
A summary of services is:
- 12 services towards Manchester Oxford Road (normally on the xx:08 of even hours), calling:
- Irlam, Flixton, Chassen Road, Urmston, Manchester Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road
- 10 services towards Liverpool Lime Street (normally on the xx:33 of even hours), calling:
- Birchwood, Padgate, Warrington Central, Widnes, Hough Green, Liverpool South Parkway, Mossley Hill and Liverpool Lime Street
- 3 services towards Warrington Central (19:06, 21:06 and 22:06), calling:
See also
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Glazebrook railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Birchwood | Northern Rail Manchester to Liverpool Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Irlam | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Cadishead Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line |
Padgate Line and station open | ||
| Irlam Line and station open |
Great Central Railway Wigan Junction Railways |
Newchurch Halt Line and station closed | ||
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