Handforth railway station

Handforth railway station serves Handforth, Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is a stop on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

Handforth
Along the southbound platform in 2015
General information
Location	Handforth, Cheshire East England
Grid reference	SJ858833
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HTH
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
4 August 1958	Goods traffic ceased[1]
Passengers
2019/20	0.291 million
2020/21	73,226
2021/22	0.196 million
2022/23	0.240 million
2023/24	0.362 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Along the southbound platform in 2020, looking towards Stockport

History

Handforth station opened on 10 May 1842, when the Manchester and Birmingham Railway to Crewe was completed. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately 82 yards (75 m) north of its current location. In 1846, the MBR merged with two other companies to form the London and North Western Railway.

Since opening, the station has served mainly commuters to Manchester.

Services

Northern Trains provides an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Crewe; there is also an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge. On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe.^[2]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Cheadle Hulme		Northern Trains Crewe-Manchester line		Wilmslow

Friends of Handforth Station

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.^[3]