Furness Vale railway station

Furness Vale National Rail

The station in 2005
Location
Place Furness Vale
Local authority High Peak
Grid reference SK008835
Operations
Station code FNV
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  11,969
2005/06 Increase 13,946
2006/07 Decrease 12,978
2007/08 Increase 14,982
2008/09 Increase 16,372
2009/10 Increase 16,946
2010/11 Increase 18,384
2011/12 Increase 20,302
2012/13 Increase 20,736
2013/14 Decrease 19,288
History
Key dates Opened 1857
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Furness Vale from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Furness Vale railway station is 15 1⁄4 miles (24.5 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Buxton line in England. This station has a level crossing at the end of the platform controlled by Furness Vale Signal Box which is situated just next to the crossing.

The station is on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge line, originally built by the London and North Western Railway to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway and extended to Buxton in 1863.

Service

There is generally an hourly service each day to Manchester Piccadilly (with one train on weekdays to/from Blackpool North, Clitheroe, Barrow-in-Furness, Bolton, Wigan North Western, Wigan Wallgate and Preston). Southbound there is an hourly service to Buxton. From December 2012 one weekday service in each direction no longer calls at Furness Vale, the 07:49 Buxton–Manchester Piccadilly and the 16:23 Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton.

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Coordinates: 53°20′56″N 1°59′20″W / 53.349°N 1.989°W