Davenport railway station (England)

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Location (red dot) within Stockport's historical rail network

It was opened by the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway on 1 March 1858, as a result of a complaint from Colonel William Davenport, a local landowner, that the company had not honoured its initial promise to provide a station at Bramhall Lane (which was, at that time, just outside the boundary of Stockport Borough). A small passenger station was opened and named Davenport. Trade was slight and it closed in September 1859, to be reopened on 1 January 1862.

The station in the 1870s Davenport (Stockport) railway station 1870s.jpg
The station in the 1870s

Facilities

The station has a ticket office at street level, which is staffed in the mornings through until early afternoon, six days per week (closed all day Sunday). At all other times, tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. Waiting shelters are provided at platform level on each side, whilst train running information is offered by means of CIS displays and timetable posters. No step-free access is available to either platform, as each one is linked to the ticket office and road via staircases. [1]

Service

Two Northern trains per hour operate northbound to Manchester Piccadilly and southbound to Hazel Grove during Monday to Saturday daytime, with one train per hour continuing to Buxton. [2] Sunday services are hourly between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton.

Through running north of Manchester ceased temporarily as part of a major timetable change in May 2018. Through running resumed in May 2019 with an hourly service running from Hazel Grove to Blackpool North. Through running was stopped again in December 2022.

Hope Valley Line trains towards/from Chinley or Sheffield do not normally stop here.

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References

  1. Davenport station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 May 2017
  2. Table 95 National Rail timetable, December 2022
Davenport
National Rail logo.svg
Davenport Railway Station.jpg
General information
Location Davenport, Stockport
England
Grid reference SJ899882
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDVN
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened1 March 1858
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.338 million
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
Northern Trains

53°23′27″N2°09′08″W / 53.3908°N 2.1523°W / 53.3908; -2.1523