Heaton Chapel railway station

Heaton Chapel National Rail
Location
Place Heaton Chapel
Local authority Stockport
Grid reference SJ881921
Operations
Station code HTC
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 0.610 million
2012/13 Increase 0.654 million
2013/14 Increase 0.706 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.697 million
2015/16 Increase 0.757 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Transport for Greater Manchester
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Heaton Chapel from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Heaton Chapel railway station serves the Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor districts of Stockport, Greater Manchester.

The station is 4½ miles (7 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport

Opened as Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor, the station was renamed Heaton Chapel on 6 May 1974.[1]

The station has a Public Address System voiced by Phil Sayer.

Service

Five trains per hour go towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound. These services come from Crewe, Chester, Hazel Grove, Stoke-on-Trent and Alderley Edge (hourly from each). One service now runs through to Preston and Blackpool North since the December 2015 timetable change.[2]

There are also five trains each hour from Piccadilly to one of Alderley Edge, Buxton, Stoke, Crewe or Hazel Grove. There are additional Crewe and Buxton services in the evening peak, plus two services to Chinley via Hazel Grove.

During the evening and on Sundays, there are two trains per hour to Manchester and hourly trains to Crewe (Alderley Edge on Sundays) and Buxton.

In May 2016, the roof collapsed onto the stairs of the Manchester-bound platform.[3] This resulted in the stairs being closed on both platforms leaving access only via long ramps to the platforms.

References

  1. ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. ↑ GB eNRT, Tables 84 & 86
  3. ↑ "In pictures: Rotten roof caves in at Heaton Chapel train station in Stockport". Manchester Evening News. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-09-28.

Further reading

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Crewe-Manchester Line
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Stafford-Manchester Line
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Buxton Line
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Mid-Cheshire Line

Coordinates: 53°25′33″N 2°10′45″W / 53.4259°N 2.1793°W / 53.4259; -2.1793

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