Heaton Chapel railway station

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4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport. It opened as Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor in 1852 by the London & North Western Railway. It was renamed Heaton Chapel by British Rail on 6 May 1974. [1]

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Facilities

The station has a ticket office, which is closed at weekends; access to the Manchester-bound platform is only then possible via a ramp from Tatton Road South. [2]

In May 2016, the roof collapsed onto the stairs of the Manchester-bound platform. [3] This resulted in the stairs being closed on both platforms, leaving access only via long ramps to the platforms. The roof has now been repaired and reinstated.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, Heaton Chapel is typically served by the following Northern Trains services: [4]

On Sundays, the service is reduced to one train per hour towards Buxton and an irregular service towards Manchester Piccadilly.

Heaton Chapel
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Heaton Chapel railway station in 2014
General information
LocationHeaton Moor Road, Heaton Chapel
England
Grid reference SJ881921
Owned by Network Rail
Operated by Northern Trains
Transit authority Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsNorthern Trains
Other information
Station codeHTC
Classification DfT category E
Website www.nationalrail.co.uk
History
Opened1852
Electrified1960
Previous namesHeaton Chapel & Heaton Moor
Pre-grouping LNWR
Pre-nationalisation LMS
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.828 million
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
Northern Trains
Monday to Saturday
Northern Trains

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References

  1. ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Stations renamed by LMR". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine . Vol. 120, no. 879. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. p. 363. ISSN   0033-8923.
  2. ↑ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Heaton Chapel". Nationalrail.co.uk. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "In pictures: Rotten roof caves in at Heaton Chapel train station in Stockport". Manchester Evening News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Northern Trains – Timetables". Northern. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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