Chelford railway station

Not to be confused with Shelford railway station.

Chelford
Chelford railway station
Location
Place	Chelford
Local authority	Cheshire East
Grid reference	SJ814749
Operations
Station code	CEL
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	29,834
2011/12	31,288
2012/13	32,804
2013/14	32,368
2014/15	33,420
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.
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Chelford railway station serves the village of Chelford in Cheshire, England. The station is 14¼ miles (23 km) north of Crewe on the Manchester-Crewe Line.

1894 rail crash

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.

Main article: Chelford rail accident

Services

Following the timetable changes in December 2008 there exists an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport.^[1] 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

↑ Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

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Train times and station information for Chelford railway station from National Rail
Article includes information on the rail accident, including a photograph
Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Goostrey		Northern Crewe-Manchester Line		Alderley Edge

Railway stations in Cheshire

West Coast Main Line	Crewe Winsford Hartford Acton Bridge Warrington Bank Quay Runcorn

Crewe to Manchester Line	Crewe Sandbach Holmes Chapel Goostrey Chelford Alderley Edge Wilmslow Handforth

Styal Line	Alderley Edge Wilmslow Styal

Crewe to Derby Line	Crewe Alsager

Stoke to Manchester Line	Congleton Macclesfield Prestbury Adlington Poynton

Buxton Line	Disley

Mid-Cheshire Line	Ashley Mobberley Knutsford Plumley Lostock Gralam Northwich Greenbank Cuddington Delamere Mouldsworth Chester

Manchester to Liverpool Line	Glazebrook Birchwood Padgate Warrington Central West Warrington (proposed) Sankey Widnes Hough Green

Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line	Ellesmere Port Stanlow and Thornton Ince and Elton Helsby Frodsham Runcorn East Warrington Bank Quay

Wirral Line	Chester Bache Capenhurst Hooton Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port

Welsh Marches Line	Crewe Nantwich Wrenbury

Borderlands Line	Neston

Shrewsbury to Chester Line	Chester Lache (proposed)

Coordinates: 53°16′16″N 2°16′48″W / 53.271°N 2.280°W / 53.271; -2.280

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