Delamere railway station

Delamere railway station opened on 22 June 1870. It serves both the village of Delamere and Delamere Forest in Cheshire, England. The station is 9½ miles (15 km) east of Chester on the Mid-Cheshire Line.

Delamere
Location
PlaceDelamere
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
Grid referenceSJ556704
Operations
Station codeDLM
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 43,374
2015/16 43,068
2016/17 46,270
2017/18 47,288
2018/19 41,680
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Delamere from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

There is an hourly service each way between Chester and Manchester in each direction. The station marks one end of the Baker Way footpath.

Facilities

The station is unmanned. Passengers must board the train and present a valid ticket or pay the fare. Railcard fares are accepted. The old station buildings are now privately owned and have been adapted for use as the 'Station House' cafe. Waiting shelters, CIS displays and timetable information poster boards are provided on each platform - train running information is also available via a public telephone. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[1]

Services
  • The station gets 1tph to Chester stopping at:
Mouldsworth and Chester
  • There is also 1tph to Manchester Piccadilly, which stops at:
Cuddington, Greenbank, Northwich, Lostock Gralam, Plumley, Knutsford, Mobberley, Ashley, Hale, Altrincham, Navigation Road, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly.
  • The Sunday service is two-hourly in each direction, with eastbound trains now running through to Wigan Wallgate and Southport via Manchester Piccadilly.[2]

References
  1. Delamere station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  2. Table 88 National Rail timetable, May 2017

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 19-23. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Mouldsworth   Northern Trains
(Mid-Cheshire Line)		   Cuddington


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