Cuddington railway station

Cuddington railway station serves the village of Cuddington in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1869 by the West Cheshire Railway, it is located 12 1⁄2 miles (20.1 km) north east of Chester. It has won a number of awards for its gardens, which are maintained by local volunteers.[1]

Cuddington
Location
PlaceCuddington
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
Grid referenceSJ600716
Operations
Station codeCUD
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 66,646
2015/16 76,550
2016/17 82,638
2017/18 85,996
2018/19 80,650
History
Key datesOpened 1869 (1869)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cuddington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but as of 2019 has a ticket machine on the Manchester-bound platform for purchase of tickets on the day, and collection of advance purchase tickets. Like neighbouring Delamere, the main building still stands and has been converted for private use (in this case as an art gallery). Standard waiting shelters are provided on each platform, with train running information offered via CIS displays, timetable poster boards and a pay phone. Step-free access is officially only possible to the Manchester-bound platform[2] although there is a crossing at the western end of the platform which is frequently used.

Services

There is a basic hourly service each way on weekdays (with a few peak extras as far as Stockport) to Manchester Piccadilly & Chester and every two hours on Sundays. On Sundays, the northbound services are extended past Manchester Piccadilly to Southport.[3]

References
  1. "Cheshire's Best Kept Stations - Cuddington" Best Kept Stations website; Retrieved 10 July 2017
  2. Cuddington station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. Table 88 National Rail timetable, May 2017

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 27-30. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Delamere   Northern Trains
(Mid-Cheshire Line)		   Greenbank
Disused railways
Whitegate   Cheshire Lines Committee
Winsford & Over Branch		   Terminus


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