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General information | |||||
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 | ||||
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Brinnington railway station serves Brinnington in the eastern part of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
It is a relatively new station,opened on 12 December 1977 [1] by British Rail. The line was built originally by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875 between New Mills Central and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly station).[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
Platform-level amenities are limited to waiting shelters,timetable posters,digital CIS displays and bench seating. Automated train announcements are also provided.[ citation needed ]
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]
The current off-peak service in trains per hour is: [4]
On Sundays,there is an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
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Northern Trains |
Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester,in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester,England. Opened originally 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 the 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.
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Marple railway station serves the town of Marple,in Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line,sited 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station opened in 1865 by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway;it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains,who generally provide two trains per hour in each direction. Rose Hill Marple station also serves the town on a spur of the Hope Valley Line which,until 1970,continued towards Macclesfield.
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Ryder Brow railway station serves the Gorton and Ryder Brow areas of Manchester,England. It was opened in 1985 by British Rail as a stop on the Hope Valley Line;the station is located 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly.
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