General information | |
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Location | Brinnington, Stockport England |
Grid reference | SJ911928 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BNT |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 12 December 1977 |
Passengers | |
2017/18 | 83,442 |
2018/19 | 98,004 |
2019/20 | 0.109 million |
2020/21 | 32,852 |
2021/22 | 78,476 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Brinnington railway station serves Brinnington in the eastern part of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
It is a relatively new station,opening on 12 December 1977, [1] by British Rail,on the line originally built by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875 between New Mills and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly). It is also home to Brinnington station swap shop.
The station has a staffed ticket office at street level,which is opened through the day on weekdays (06:30-20:50) and on Saturdays until early afternoon (07:20-14:25). Outside these times,tickets must be bought from the ticket machine or a promise to pay obtained. Platform-level amenities are limited to waiting shelters,timetable posters,digital CIS displays and bench seating. Automated train announcements are also provided. Access to the platforms is via footbridge and inclined ramps - these have steps,but can be negotiated by wheelchair users with assistance. [2] The station is also home to Brinnington station Swap Shop –a community hub where people can leave unwanted items and take items they need all free of charge. [3]
It is served by the DMU service operating between Manchester Piccadilly,Marple and New Mills Central with through services to Sheffield via the Hope Valley Line.
On Mondays to Saturdays,there are two trains per hour westbound to Manchester Piccadilly with two going eastbound. Of these two eastbound trains,one per hour travels to New Mills Central and the other runs through to Sheffield. On Sundays,trains run every hour each way between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester,England. Opened as Store Street in 1842,it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city centre,it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London,Birmingham,Nottingham,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Cardiff,Bristol,Exeter,Plymouth,Reading,Southampton and Bournemouth;regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool,Leeds,Sheffield,Newcastle and York;and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms:12 terminal and two through platforms. Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
Stockport railway station in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,is 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
Chinley railway station serves the village of Chinley in Derbyshire,England. The station is 17+1⁄2 miles (28.2 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly,on the Hope Valley Line from Sheffield to Manchester. It is unstaffed and is managed by Northern Trains.
Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines,serving the village of Hazel Grove,Greater Manchester,England.
New Mills Central railway station serves the town of New Mills in Derbyshire,England. It is on the Hope Valley Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield,12+3⁄4 miles (20.5 km) east of the former. The town is also served by New Mills Newtown station,which is on the Buxton to Stockport and Manchester line.
Birchwood railway station is a railway station serving the town of Birchwood,Cheshire,England. The station is 24+1⁄4 miles (39.0 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street and 13+1⁄4 miles (21.3 km) west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Liverpool-Manchester line.
Urmston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Urmston in Greater Manchester,England. It is 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester-Liverpool Line. It is managed by Northern Trains.
Woodsmoor railway station is on the Buxton Line in Woodsmoor,a suburb of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It was opened by British Rail in 1990.
Davenport railway station serves the Davenport suburb of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Marple railway station in Marple,Greater Manchester,England,is on the Hope Valley Line 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station,opened in 1865 by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway,was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains,who provide two trains per hour in each direction.
Romiley railway station serves Romiley,in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Bredbury railway station serves the town of Bredbury in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Reddish North railway station is one of two stations serving the suburb of Reddish in Stockport,England;the other is Reddish South.
Ardwick railway station in Ardwick,Manchester,England,is about one mile (1.5 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly,in an industrial area of east Manchester. Plans to close the station permanently were scrapped in 2006 due to increasing activity in the area. The station has just one train in each direction calling on Monday to Friday in the winter 2019–20 timetable. These trains have additionally called at the station on Saturdays from May 2018.
Gorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester,England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and is 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly.
Mauldeth Road railway station is a suburban railway station serving the Ladybarn area of Manchester,England. It is the last station before Manchester Piccadilly on the Styal Line and was electrified in 1959. The station sits on the Styal Line to Manchester Airport,one of the most congested lines on the national rail network.
Northwich railway station serves the town of Northwich in Cheshire,England. The station has two platforms and is located on the Mid-Cheshire line 28+1⁄4 miles (45.5 km) southwest of Manchester Piccadilly.
Plumley railway station serves the village of Plumley in Cheshire,England. The station is 20½ miles (33 km) east of Chester on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Manchester Piccadilly.
Newton for Hyde railway station,serves the Newton area of Hyde in Greater Manchester,England. Newton for Hyde is 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Trains. The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides,meaning there are 2 ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.
Dinting railway station serves the village of Dinting in Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and prior to the Woodhead Line's closure in 1981,Dinting was a station on the Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria.
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