Chelford railway station

Chelford railway station serves the village of Chelford in Cheshire, England. The station is 14 1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) north of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

Not to be confused with Shelford railway station.

Chelford
Chelford railway station
Location
PlaceChelford
Local authorityCheshire East
Grid referenceSJ814749
Operations
Station codeCEL
Managed byNorthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 33,420
2015/16 36,740
2016/17 37,996
2017/18 35,760
2018/19 38,906
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chelford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was rebuilt in 1960 by the architect William Robert Headley.[1]

1894 rail crash
Main article: Chelford rail accident

On 22 December 1894 a strong wind blew a high-sided freight wagon into violent contact with other wagons, causing one to overturn and block the main line. An express train between London and Manchester collided with the wagon. 14 people were killed, and 48 injured.[2]

Services

Following the timetable changes in December 2008 there exists an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport.[3] Services to Manchester via Manchester Airport run 'semi-fast' and skip the station, though a few services via Manchester Airport do call here (mainly at peak times). Services are operated by Northern.

The December 2008 timetable also saw the introduction of a regular 2-hourly Sunday service to Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe.

References
  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. Yale University Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780300095883.
  2. Marindin, Major F.A. (18 January 1895). BOT Accident Report Chelford 1894 (pdf). London: Board of Trade. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. Table 84 National Rail timetable, December 2016

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 28-31. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
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