Congleton railway station

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Congleton
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Congleton station in 2023
General information
Location Congleton, Cheshire East
England
Grid reference SJ872623
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Line(s) Stafford-Manchester
PlatformsFormerly 3, [1] [2]
[3]
2 in use [1] [2]
Train operators Northern Trains [nb 1]
Construction
Architectural stylePseude-Tudor (when built), [4]
Utilitarian (rebuild) [4]
Other information
Station codeCNG [5]
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened9 October 1848;176 years ago (1848-10-09) [6] [7]
Rebuilt1966;59 years ago (1966) [8]
Electrified1967;58 years ago (1967) [2]
Original company North Staffordshire Railway [2]
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway [9]
Key dates
1870Signal box built [7]
1 June 1864 Biddulph Valley Line passenger services commenced [10]
1892Footbridge erected [7]
11 July 1927Biddulph Valley Line passenger services withdrawn [10]
1930Third platform added [3]
1976Closed to goods [11]
2004Refurbished [1] [12]
December 2008Hourly service Monday-Saturday introduced [13]
2018Booking hall refurbished [1]
6 July 2020 CrossCountry services suspended [14] [15] [16]
2021Footbridge refurbished [1] [17] [18]
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.333 million
CrossCountry
Peak Hours Only Monday-Saturday Only
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Line open station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line open station closed
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway
Potteries Loop Line
(Through Trains Only)
Line and station closed
Terminus North Staffordshire Railway
Potteries Loop Line
(Limited service Monday-Saturday Only)
Line and station closed
Terminus London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Line and station closed
Terminus London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Line and station closed

Best Kept Station

Congleton has often been recognised as one of the best-kept stations on the Stoke to Manchester line; it was maintained by Congleton in Bloom. [45]

It won the Best Kept Station award in the Stoke-on-Trent division in 1983 and 1984. [46]

Notes

  1. Hourly service Monday-Saturday, 12 services on a Sunday
  2. Extract from Public timetable July to September 1899 [22]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   1-85895-232-8.
  3. 1 2 3 Jeuda, Basil (11 July 2010). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS Days Volume 1. Lydney: Lightmore Press. p. 41. ISBN   978-1899889488.
  4. 1 2 Alcock, Joan P (15 March 2014). Congleton Though Time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 74. ISBN   978-1445609768.
  5. "Congleton (CNG) station information". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 Quick, Michael. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain (PDF). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey of the North Staffordshire Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 42. ISBN   1899889019.
  8. 1 2 Alcock, Joan P. (30 June 2003). History and Guide Congleton. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 103. ISBN   0752429469.
  9. "Extracts from the Chronicle Files "50 years ago"". Glancing Back. Congleton Chronicle . 11 November 2021. p. 6.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Activities and Information About the Biddulph Valley Way". cheshireeast.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 Hartless, Adrian (April 2019). "3.Eturia to Congleton". Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   9781910356296. XXXIV.The goods station remained open until the end of 1976 and the warehouse was used afterwards as a permanent way store.
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  13. "CELEBRATING CONGLETON'S NEW HOURLY RAIL SERVICE". Northern Rail. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Covid-19 Timetable Changes". CrossCountry. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. 1 2 Avery, Tom (20 July 2020). "Letter: CrossCountry decision will "significantly impact" Congleton's rail service". Congleton Nub News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  16. 1 2 Avery, Tom (6 July 2020). "Congleton MP requests confirmation that town's CrossCountry service will be reinstated". Congleton Nub News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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  18. "Footbridge steps out after £320k upgrade". Congleton Chronicle . 2 December 2021. p. 28.
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  20. "Train station's 175th birthday". Congleton Chronicle . 2 November 2023. p. 31.
  21. Allan. C Baker (July 2000). An Illustrated History of Stoke and North Staffordshire's Railways. Irwell Press. p. 37. ISBN   1-903266-11-4.
  22. Barker, Allan C. (1 November 1987). The POTTERIES LOOP LINE An Illustrated History. Burton-On-Trent: Trent Valley Publications. p. 72. ISBN   0948131209.
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  28. "Wharf Closes". Congleton Chronicle . 15 March 1968. p. 10.
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  30. "Thrilling start to Royal tour with 'meet the people' stroll" . Evening Sentinel . 5 May 1972. p. Front page. Retrieved 25 June 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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  32. "HELP US BEAT THE YOBS". Warrington Guardian . 24 March 2000. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  33. 1 2 "VANDALISM IS THE WORST IT HAS BEEN FOR 18 YEARS". Warrington Guardian . 5 January 2001. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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  35. "RADICAL REVAMP FOR RUN DOWN STATION". Warrington Guardian . 27 June 1996. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  36. Lord Bradshaw, Life Peer (11 December 2003). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . United Kingdom: House of Lords of the United Kingdom. col. WA90.
  37. Report of the Inspecting Officers of the Railway Department to the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade upon certain accidents which have occurred on Tye Railways. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1864. pp. 75–77.
  38. Report on the collision at Congleton station on 17th February 1899 North Staffordshire Railway. Board of Trade. 1899.
  39. "Virgin Trains Cross Country news" (PDF). Virgin.com. April 2006. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  40. "Congleton station information". Northern Trains. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  41. "Wheels are set in motion on town's new transport plans". Congleton Chronicle. 30 June 2022. p. 27.
  42. Congleton Transport Development Plan (PDF). Cheshire East Council. May 2022. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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  44. "North West Sunday timetable update | Northern". www.northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  45. "Town's train station needs some Friends". Congleton Chronicle . 21 April 2022. p. 23.
  46. "Station wins prize for second year". Congleton Chronicle . 3 February 1984. p. 17.

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