Poynton railway station

For former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple railway station, see Higher Poynton railway station.
Poynton National Rail
Location
Place Poynton
Local authority Cheshire East
Coordinates 53°21′01″N 2°08′04″W / 53.3503°N 2.1345°WCoordinates: 53°21′01″N 2°08′04″W / 53.3503°N 2.1345°W
Grid reference SJ911837
Operations
Station code PYT
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 99,784
2005/06 Increase 132,749
2006/07 Increase 149,521
2007/08 Increase 167,902
2008/09 Increase 179,840
2009/10 Decrease 177,578
2010/11 Increase 182,904
2011/12 Increase 195,420
2012/13 Increase 196,590
2013/14 Increase 212,802
History
Key dates Opened 1 August 1887
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Poynton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Poynton railway station serves the town of Poynton in Cheshire, England.

The station is on Cheshire East Council's local list of heritage buildings.[1] It was built in 1887.[2]

The station is staffed between the hours of 06:30 and 13:00 Monday to Friday, 07:30 and 14:00 on Saturdays and is unstaffed on Sundays.

The station has in the past been subjected to regular vandalism. The station's toilets and bike shed are no longer open to the public. The station is painted in First North Western colours, the colours of the previous train operator which are very similar to and have now been adopted by Northern Rail.

The station's footbridge, both roofs and Manchester-bound platform waiting room were refurbished in Spring 2011. At the same time new lighting and CCTV were installed.

The railway station is served by the hourly P1 bus service operated by GHA Coaches which links Middlewood and Poynton with Hazel Grove via Woodford Road/Chester Road and the railway stations.

Best Station Award

The station has been adopted by Brookside Garden Centre and as a consequence won the award for best kept station in Cheshire for 2007.[3]

Service pattern

Northern Rail operate an hourly service to Stoke-on-Trent southbound and Manchester Piccadilly northbound. Some early morning/late night services originate/terminate at Macclesfield.

Northbound services towards Manchester Piccadilly generally call at Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme whereas most southbound services do not.

There are five services in each direction on Sundays. The two morning and early afternoon services began in April 2012.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheshire East Council – Local List of Historic Buildings". Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "BBC Domesday Reloaded – Poynton Station". Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cheshire Best Kept Stations". Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "GMITA Service Development". GMITA. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  5. ↑ "GMITA Service Development Issues Update". GMITA. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

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