| Adlington (Cheshire) | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Adlington, Cheshire |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ADC |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 12,318 |
| 2005/06 * | 16,194 |
| 2006/07 * | 16,050 |
| 2007/08 * | 15,974 |
| History | |
| Opened 24 November 1845 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Adlington (Cheshire) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Adlington (Cheshire) railway station serves the village of Adlington in Cheshire.
It was manned for many years but is now unstaffed. The station building is now privately owned and there is no longer a ticket machine, so passengers must purchase their ticket on the train.
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History
Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Service
From 14 December 2008 trains operate on an hourly pattern, terminating at Stoke on Trent (southbound) or Manchester Piccadilly (northbound). Some early morning/late night services originate/terminate at Macclesfield.
Trains towards Stoke on Trent generally depart Adlington at xx11 (Monday to Saturday) with non-standard departures to Stoke at 06:56 (Monday-Friday),07:02 (Saturdays) and 17.41 (Monday to Friday only) whilst the 23:11 and 23:37 (Monday to Saturday) terminates at Macclesfield, these being the only two trains now scheduled to terminate at Macclesfield.
Sunday trains until the 6th September depart at 15:05,19:06 and 22:05.
Trains towards Manchester Piccadilly depart Adlington at xx27 Mondays to Saturdays, however services before 09.00 are significantly different (Monday to Friday) with departures at 06.29, 07.00, 07.25, 07.47 and 08.26. On Saturdays the first train departs at 07:26.Until the 6th December, Sundays Trains run at 16:30,20:30 and 23:08.
Stoke bound services do not call at Levenshume or Heaton Chapel prior to calling at Adlington Monday-Sunday, however a majority of Manchester bound services do, Monday-Saturday.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern Rail
Stoke-Manchester
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References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
- Train times and station information for Adlington (Cheshire) railway station from National Rail
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