Handforth railway station is in the town of Handforth in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

Handforth
Along the southbound platform in 2015
General information
Location	Handforth, Cheshire East England
Grid reference	SJ858833
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HTH
Classification	DfT category E
Passengers
2016/17	0.289 million
2017/18	0.308 million
2018/19	0.296 million
2019/20	0.291 million
2020/21	73,226
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station opened on 10 May 1842. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately 82 yards (75 m) north of its current location. Since opening, the station has served commuters to Manchester. Since electrification of the line in 1960, trains through the station have been mainly electric multiple units (EMU).

Services

From Monday to Saturday in the day, Handforth is served by one BMU and one EMU service per hour in each direction: BMU between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly and Bolton, switching to diesel power to reach Southport (until early evening); and EMU between Crewe and Manchester. The evening service operates hourly between Crewe and Manchester.[1]

On Sundays there is an hourly service to both Manchester and to Crewe.

Friends of Handforth Station

The Friends of Handforth Station, formed in 1996, are an active station adoption group who have carried out a number of projects at the station, including a station garden, sculptures, poetry and signs from railway operators in other countries.

The group works towards securing easier platform access for disabled passengers and those with prams, bikes etc.[2]

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 61-63. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Handforth railway station.

• Train times and station information for Handforth railway station from National Rail
• Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
• Friends of Handforth Station

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Wilmslow		Northern Trains Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly (Local stopping service)		Cheadle Hulme
		Northern Trains Alderley Edge to Southport

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