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Along the southbound platform in 2020, looking towards Stockport

Handforth railway station is in the town of Handforth in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

History

The station opened on 10 May 1842. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately Шаблон:Convert north of its current location. Since opening, the station has served commuters to Manchester. Since electrification of the line in 1960, trains through the station have been mainly electric multiple units (EMU).

Services

From Monday to Saturday in the day, Handforth is served by one BMU and one EMU service per hour in each direction: BMU between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly and Шаблон:Rws, switching to diesel power to reach Шаблон:Rws (until early evening); and EMU between Crewe and Manchester. The evening service operates hourly between Crewe and Manchester.[1]

On Sundays there is an hourly service to both Manchester and to Crewe.

Friends of Handforth Station

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Various nameboards on the southbound platform

The Friends of Handforth Station, formed in 1996, are an active station adoption group who have carried out a number of projects at the station, including a station garden, sculptures, poetry and signs from railway operators in other countries.

The group works towards securing easier platform access for disabled passengers and those with prams, bikes etc.[2]

References

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External links

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