General information | |
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Location | Poynton Cheshire East England |
Coordinates | 53°21′01″N2°08′04″W / 53.3503°N 2.1345°W |
Grid reference | SJ911837 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | PYT |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1 August 1887 |
Key dates | |
1963 | Signal box closed [1] |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.233 million |
2019/20 | 0.226 million |
2020/21 | 33,336 |
2021/22 | 0.131 million |
2022/23 | 0.162 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Poynton railway station serves the town of Poynton in Cheshire,England.
The station is on Cheshire East Council's local list of heritage buildings. [2] It was built in 1887. [3]
The station is staffed between the hours of 06:30 and 13:00 Monday to Friday and 07:30 and 14:00 on Saturdays. It is unstaffed on Sundays.
Poynton station was built to replace an earlier station called Poynton (Midway) that opened in a different location on 24 November 1845 and remained open until this new station was fully operational on 1 August 1887.
The station has,in the past,been subjected to regular vandalism. The station's toilets and bike shed are no longer open to the public. The station is painted in First North Western colours,the colours of a previous train operator which were very similar to and were adopted by another previous train operator Northern Rail.
The station's footbridge,both roofs and Manchester-bound platform waiting room were refurbished in spring 2011. At the same time,new lighting and CCTV were installed. There are card-only ticket machines one both platforms which issue promise to pay vouchers for passengers wishing to pay by cash.
The station has been adopted by a local garden centre and has since won the award for Cheshire Best Kept Station in 2007,Best Kept Gardens in 2013,the WW1 Commemoration Award in 2014 and Cheshire Best Kept Station again in 2015. [4]
Northern Trains operate an hourly service to Stoke-on-Trent southbound and Manchester Piccadilly northbound. Some early morning/late night services originate/terminate at Macclesfield. Additional services operate at peak commuter times and after 10pm. There are six services in each direction on Sundays. [5]
From May 2018,Monday to Saturday train services were set to be increased to operate every half-hour in each direction to Manchester Piccadilly and Macclesfield,with 1 northbound service per hour continuing to Blackpool North and one southbound service continuing to Stoke-on-Trent. Sunday services had been scheduled to operate hourly to Blackpool North and Stoke-on-Trent. [6] Due to delays in the Bolton corridor electrification and timetabling complications,these changes did not take effect. Minor improvements were made in December 2018,with additional minor enhancements.
Crewe railway station serves the railway town of Crewe,in Cheshire,England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most historically significant railway stations in the world.
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.
Kidsgrove railway station serves the town of Kidsgrove in Staffordshire,England. The station is 7.5 miles (12.07 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway.
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Macclesfield railway station is a main line station serving the Cheshire market town of Macclesfield. It lies on the Stafford to Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom.
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Stoke-on-Trent railway station is a mainline railway station serving the city of Stoke-on-Trent,on the Stafford to Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line. It also provides an interchange between local services running through Cheshire,Staffordshire and Derbyshire.
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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.
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.
Romiley railway station serves Romiley,in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
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Cheadle Hulme railway station is a station in Cheadle Hulme,Greater Manchester,England. It is operated by Northern Trains.
Bramhall railway station serves the district of Bramhall in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. The station is 9¾ miles (16 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Stafford to Manchester Line and was opened in 1845 by the London and North Western Railway.
Adlington (Cheshire) railway station serves the village of Adlington in Cheshire,England.
Prestbury railway station is a station which serves the village of Prestbury,Cheshire,England. It was opened on 24 November 1845 by the London &North Western Railway.
Styal railway station is near Manchester Airport in Cheshire,England.
Holmes Chapel railway station serves the village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire,England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) north east of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
Sandbach railway station serves the town of Sandbach in Cheshire,England. The station is 4+3⁄4 miles (8 km) north-east of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Northern Trains Stoke-on-Trent – Manchester Piccadilly (Local stopping service) | ||||