Heaton Chapel railway station

Heaton Chapel National Rail
Location
Place Heaton Chapel
Local authority Stockport
Grid reference SJ881921
Operations
Station code HTC
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.251 million
2005/06 Increase 0.340 million
2006/07 Increase 0.354 million
2007/08 Increase 0.395 million
2008/09 Increase 0.461 million
2009/10 Increase 0.494 million
2010/11 Increase 0.570 million
2011/12 Increase 0.610 million
2012/13 Increase 0.654 million
2013/14 Increase 0.706 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.697 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Transport for Greater Manchester
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Heaton Chapel from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Heaton Chapel railway station serves the Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor districts of Stockport, in Greater Manchester.

The station is 4½ miles (7 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport

Opened as Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor, the station was renamed Heaton Chapel on 6 May 1974.[1]

The station is covered by a Ditra Systems Public Address System (PA), voiced by Phil Sayer.

Service

Five trains per hour go towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound. These services come from Crewe, Chester, Hazel Grove, Stoke-on-Trent and Alderley Edge (hourly from each). One service now runs through to Preston and Blackpool North since the December 2015 timetable change.[2]

There are also five trains each hour from Piccadilly to one of Alderley Edge, Buxton, Stoke, Crewe or Hazel Grove. There are additional Crewe & Buxton services in the evening peak, plus two services to Chinley via Hazel Grove.

During the evening and on Sundays, there are two trains per hour to Manchester and hourly trains to Crewe (Alderley Edge on Sundays) and Buxton.

References

  1. ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. ↑ GB eNRT, Tables 84 & 86

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Coordinates: 53°25′33″N 2°10′45″W / 53.4259°N 2.1793°W / 53.4259; -2.1793

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