Chelford railway station

Not to be confused with Shelford railway station.

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

Chelford
Chelford railway station in 2006
General information
Location	Chelford, Cheshire East England
Grid reference	SJ814749
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CEL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	10 May 1842[1]
Original company	Manchester and Birmingham Railway[1]
Key dates
C1880	Engine shed demolished[2]
4 May 1970	Good yard closed[3]
Passengers
2019/20	42,446
2020/21	9,516
2021/22	36,838
2022/23	39,986
2023/24	41,124
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Chelford railway station was opened by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway on 10 May 1842.^[1] It had its own engine shed, however this was demolished around 1880.^[2]

Following the formation of British Railways in 1948, services were operated by the London Midland region.

The station was rebuilt in 1960 by the architect to the London Midland section of British Rail, William Robert Headley.^[4] On 4 May 1970, the goods yard was closed.^[3]

Rail crash in 1894

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, travelling between London Euston and Manchester London Road, collided with the wagon; 14 people were killed and 48 were injured.^[5]

Services

Northern Trains provides an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Crewe.^[6]

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

References

1. Johnson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three: Stockport & Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 55. ISBN 9781399922586.
2. Johnson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three: Stockport & Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 56. ISBN 9781399922586.
3. Johnson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three: Stockport & Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 59. ISBN 9781399922586.
4. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. Yale University Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780300095883.
5. Marindin, Major F.A. (18 January 1895). BOT Accident Report Chelford 1894 (PDF). London: Board of Trade. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
6. "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

Further reading

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

External links

• 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

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