Holmes Chapel railway station

Holmes Chapel National Rail
Holmes Chapel railway station in 2015
Location
Place Holmes Chapel
Local authority Cheshire East
Grid reference SJ766669
Operations
Station code HCH
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.161 million
2013/14 Decrease 0.160 million
2014/15 Increase 0.166 million
2015/16 Increase 0.174 million
2016/17 Increase 0.200 million
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Holmes Chapel from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office on the southbound platform, which is staffed six days a week on a part-time basis (Monday - Friday 06:35 - 13:05, Saturday 07:35 - 13:55). Outside these hours, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. There are two waiting shelters on the northbound platform and a waiting room in the main building; canopies are also provided for passengers for use when the booking office is closed. Train running information is offered via digital displays, timetable posters and a customer help point on platform 1. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[1]

Services

During the daytime on Monday to Saturday there are two trains per hour to Crewe southbound and two per hour to Manchester Piccadilly northbound (though not at even intervals). One journey goes via Stockport (calling at all intermediate stations) and the other via Manchester Airport (omits certain stops). There is an hourly service during the evening in each direction via Stockport.[2]

On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction (via Stockport) to Manchester Piccadilly northbound. Services are operated by Northern.

There is a Book Club in the station waiting room, which features over 300 books.

Up local train approaching Holmes Chapel station in 1951

References

  1. ↑ Holmes Chapel station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 5 April 2017
  2. ↑ Table 84 National Rail timetable, December 2016

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 23-25. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
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Coordinates: 53°11′56″N 2°21′04″W / 53.199°N 2.351°W / 53.199; -2.351


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