Holmes Chapel railway station

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Holmes Chapel National Rail
Holmes Chapel railway station
Location
Place Holmes Chapel
Local authority Cheshire East
Grid reference SJ766669
Operations
Station code HCH
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.102 million
2005/06 Decrease 93,521
2006/07 Decrease 76,368
2007/08 Increase 0.122 million
2008/09 Increase 0.131 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.122 million
2010/11 Increase 0.134 million
2011/12 Increase 0.155 million
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Holmes Chapel from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Holmes Chapel railway station serves the village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) north east of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

Service

During the daytime on Monday to Saturday there are two trains per hour to Crewe southbound and two per hour to Manchester Piccadilly northbound. One journey goes via Stockport and the other via Manchester Airport. There is an hourly service during the evening in each direction via Stockport.

On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction (via Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly northbound.) Services are operated by Northern Rail.

There is a Book Club in the station waiting room, which features over 300 books.

Up local train approaching Holmes Chapel station in 1951

External links

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Rail
Crewe-Manchester Line

Coordinates: 53°11′56″N 2°21′04″W / 53.199°N 2.351°W / 53.199; -2.351


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