Stalybridge railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Stalybridge | ||
| Local authority | Tameside | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SYB | ||
| Managed by | TransPennine Express | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.688 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1845 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stalybridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Stalybridge railway station serves Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It lies on the Huddersfield Line 12 km (7½ miles) east of Manchester Piccadilly and 13 km (8¼ miles) east of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by TransPennine Express.
Stalybridge was built by the London and North Western Railway. There was a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway station adjacent but this was later closed. The main function of the station was as a junction for the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, which allowed passengers from London and the South to transfer to the Huddersfield Line. This role has been lost since it is now possible for passengers to change at Manchester Piccadilly station.
The station has an entrance block with a ticket office. Ramps and a passenger subway lead up to the platforms. The station is one of very few to retain its original buffet, the 1998 refurbishment of which won awards from CAMRA and English Heritage[1]
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[edit] Services
First TransPennine Express: There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Manchester Piccadilly and onwards to Liverpool Lime Street and eastbound towards Leeds and beyond (usually Scarborough) with extra trains to and from Manchester Piccadilly during peak hours.
Northern Rail: Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service from Stalybridge to Manchester Victoria westbound and an hourly local service to Huddersfield eastbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction. Sundays hourly to Manchester Victoria and two-hourly to Huddersfield.
[edit] The Parliamentary Service from Stockport
One train a week still travels along the whole Stockport-Stalybridge Line, in one direction only, with no return service. This is the minimum level of service necessary to avoid taking legal action to close the line to passengers (it is deemed cheaper to run this 'Parliamentary' service than to close the line); the train is the only one to call at Denton and Reddish South. The train runs on Saturday as the 11:28 Stockport to Stalybridge, and is popular with enthusiasts.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Stalybridge railway station from National Rail
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| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Manchester Piccadilly | TransPennine Express North TransPennine |
Huddersfield | ||
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Northern Rail Huddersfield Line |
Mossley | ||
| Guide Bridge | Northern Rail Stockport-Stalybridge Line |
Terminus | ||
[edit] Gallery
 Station entrance. |
 View from Platform 2 towards Huddersfield. |
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