Urmston railway station
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Urmston Railway Station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Urmston |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Coordinates | 53°26′54″N 2°21′13″W / 53.4483°N 2.3536°WCoordinates: 53°26′54″N 2°21′13″W / 53.4483°N 2.3536°W |
| Grid reference | SJ766946 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | URM |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2005/06 | 0.206 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.198 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.202 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.239 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.244 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.253 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.277 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.275 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.305 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.302 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| 2 September 1873 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Urmston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Urmston railway station in Urmston, Greater Manchester, England, is 5 1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester-Liverpool Line. It is operated by Northern.
History
The station was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee on 2 September 1873.[1]
Facilities
A new building on the Manchester-bound platform houses the ticket office and a waiting room. The main station building on the Liverpool-bound platform was disused for many years in the 1990s, but was re-opened as a pub/restaurant in June 2008. The station is staffed part-time.
Services
Services run half-hourly in both directions towards Chassen Road and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Humphrey Park and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services run hourly in the evening and on Sundays.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Urmston railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Urmston railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Chassen Road Irlam on Sundays |
Northern Manchester to Liverpool Line |
Humphrey Park Deansgate on Sundays | ||
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