Ashley railway station

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17+3⁄4 miles (28.6 km) south-west of Manchester Piccadilly.

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History

The station was opened by the Cheshire Midland Railway (CMR) on 12 May 1862, when the railway opened from Altrincham to Knutsford. The CMR was amalgamated into the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) on 15 August 1867.

The station was served by passenger trains from Manchester Central to Northwich and Chester Northgate. The CLC remained an independent entity, as a joint London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway operation after the Grouping of 1923, until the creation of British Railways (BR). The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation on 1 January 1948.

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways under arrangement with the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), until the privatisation of British Rail.

The station retains many of its original features and buildings, although these have been converted for residential use.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and was, until 12 December 2010, a request stop only. Amenities here are very basic, with just a single waiting shelter on platform 2 and bench seating, timetable posters and a public telephone. A ticket vending machine is in place for the purchase of tickets and for the collection of pre-paid tickets. Step-free access is available to both platforms. [1]

Service

There is an hourly service, with more at peak times, on weekdays and Saturdays running to Manchester via Stockport and in the opposite direction to Chester. Trains call every two hours on Sundays. [2]

Ashley
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General information
Location Ashley, Cheshire East
England
Grid reference SJ773843
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeASY
Classification DfT category F2
History
Opened12 May 1862
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 8,224
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Mobberley   Northern Trains
Mid-Cheshire line 		  Hale

53°21′22″N2°20′28″W / 53.356°N 2.341°W / 53.356; -2.341

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Ashley station information". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

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