Urmston railway station

Urmston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Urmston in Greater Manchester, England. It is 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester-Liverpool Line. It is managed by Northern Trains.

Urmston
Urmston Railway Station
General information
Location	Urmston, Trafford England
Coordinates	53.4483°N 2.3536°W / 53.4483; -2.3536
Grid reference	SJ766946
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	URM
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
2 September 1873 (1873-09-02)	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.413 million
2020/21	81,628
2021/22	0.255 million
2022/23	0.275 million
2023/24	0.292 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee on 2 September 1873.^[1]

Facilities

The Victorian ticket office is now The Steamhouse, a pub/restaurant

A new building on the Manchester-bound platform houses the ticket office and a waiting room. The main station building on the Liverpool-bound platform was disused for many years in the 1990s, but was re-opened as a pub/restaurant in June 2008. The station is staffed part-time (06:15 to 12:45 weekdays, 07:00 to 13:30 Saturdays, closed Sundays) - outside these times, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. Train running details are provided by telephone, automated announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms.^[2]

Services

Northern Rail British Rail Class 156 at Urmston, bound for Manchester Oxford Road

Urmston has one local (Northern Trains) and one fast (Transpennine Express) service each hour in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays. The TPE service runs between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes and calls at Irlam, Birchwood, Warrington Central and Liverpool South Parkway westbound, whilst running through to Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Sheffield and Doncaster eastbound. The stopping service runs between Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road only, but there are additional trains at peak times (some of which start/terminate at Warrington Central).^[3]

Only the Northern local service calls here on Sundays, hourly in each direction.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 238. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Urmston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 12 December 2016
3. Table 86 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Urmston railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chassen Road Flixton on Sundays		Northern Trains Manchester to Liverpool Line		Humphrey Park Deansgate on Sundays
Irlam		TransPennine Express South TransPennine		Manchester Oxford Road