List of railway stations in Greater Manchester is located in Greater Manchester
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Victoria
Stockport
Manchester Airport
Bolton
Wigan North Western
Rochdale
Stalybridge
Altrincham
Cheadle Hulme
Ashton-under-Lyne
Marple
Horwich Parkway
Bury
Railways in Greater Manchester
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Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England, has a public rail network of 130 route miles (209 km) and 92 National Rail stations.[1][a] Transport for Greater Manchester is responsible for specifying fares and service levels of train services operating in the county.[2] The Northern train operating company provides most of these services.[3] The four main railway stations in Manchester city centre are Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Deansgate which all form part of the Manchester station group.

Most services run to or through one of Manchester city centre's major stations, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly. The network is effectively divided into two operating halves based on these stations,[2] although the opening of a connecting line in 1988 improved operational flexibility by joining the north and south halves.[4] This was further improved by the Ordsall Chord (opened to traffic on 10 December 2017), creating a direct link between Piccadilly and Victoria.

Services radiate northwards from Manchester Victoria, providing stopping services to West Yorkshire and Liverpool as well as local suburban services to Rochdale and Wigan.[2] The south side's services radiate from Manchester Piccadilly and run to Manchester Airport, south Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Leeds, North East England, London and other major destinations.[2]

The region's rail network started to develop during the Industrial Revolution, when it was at the centre of a textile manufacturing boom.[5] Manchester was at the forefront of the railway building revolution during the Victorian era. The world's first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened on 15 September 1830.[2] Its original terminus, Liverpool Road railway station, was closed to passengers in 1844, but still exists and is the oldest surviving passenger station in the world.[6] Since the Beeching cuts many of Greater Manchester's stations have closed and many station facilities have been removed. Others, however, have been converted to the Manchester Metrolink, Greater Manchester's light-rail network, or preserved as part of the East Lancashire Railway heritage route.[b] The expansion of the Metrolink is set to continue at least through 2020, with the planned opening of the Trafford Park Line.[7][8] In October 2009, nine stations on the former Oldham Loop Line closed for conversion,[9] and future plans include the use of tram-trains to allow Metrolink to serve existing National Rail stations.[10]

Manchester Piccadilly, the principal station for the City of Manchester and busiest station in Greater Manchester by number of passengers.
Heavy rail commuter line map

In preparation for the 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester Piccadilly, the principal station for the City of Manchester, was extensively redeveloped and as a consequence has been voted as having the highest customer satisfaction rating of all the main stations in the United Kingdom.[11] As of 2013, Manchester Victoria is under renovation with the construction of a new £20 million roof while Oxford Road will see redevelopment as a result of the Northern Hub plan in 2014. The construction of the Ordsall Chord linked Greater Manchester's three busiest stations for the first time in December 2017.

Railway stations currently in use

Station (and code) Borough Managed by Lines
served 		Year
opened 		DfT

Category[12]

Platforms Station
users
2018/19[13] 		Station
users
2019/20[13] 		Station
users
2020/21[13] 		Station
users
2021/22[13]
Altrincham (ALT) Trafford Northern Mid-Cheshire Line 1881[14] C2 2 + 2 Metrolink[c] 396,832 372,682 69,168 222,136
Ardwick (ADK) Manchester Northern Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line		 1842[14] F2 2 1,238 1,520 238 404
Ashburys (ABY) Manchester Northern Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line		 1846[14] F2 2 112,846 128,958 35,190 65,502
Ashton-under-Lyne (AHN) Tameside Northern Huddersfield Line 1846[15] E 2 326,674 362,246 70,596 168,024
Atherton (ATN) Wigan Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1888[15] E 2 288,906 329,668 65,272 179,860
Belle Vue (BLV) Manchester Northern Hope Valley Line 1875[14] F2 2 6,820 8,624 2,602 8,644
Blackrod (BLK) Bolton Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1841[15] F1 2 563,764 606,246 51,754 132,044
Bolton (BON) Bolton Northern Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line
Manchester to Preston Line
TransPennine North West
West Coast Main Line		 1838[15] C1 5 3,074,022 3,262,460 865,704 2,344,116
Bramhall (BML) Stockport Northern Stafford to Manchester Line 1845[15] E 2 326,008 311,620 38,604 138,206
Bredbury (BDY) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1875[14] E 2 232,302 239,204 48,242 141,336
Brinnington (BNT) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1977[16] E 2 98,004 109,278 32,852 78,476
Broadbottom (BDB) Tameside Northern Glossop Line 1842[14] E 2 197,316 202,140 35,400 99,086
Bromley Cross (BMC) Bolton Northern Ribble Valley Line 1848[15] E 2 328,540 412,582 73,988 211,250
Bryn (BYN) Wigan Northern Liverpool to Wigan Line 1869[15] F1 2 160,748 172,300 33,044 85,596
Burnage (BNA) Manchester Northern South TransPennine
Styal Line		 1910[14] E 2 211,880 212,504 37,962 135,406
Castleton (CAS) Rochdale Northern Caldervale Line 1875[14] F1 2 178,582 172,682 35,900 78,216
Chassen Road (CSR) Trafford Northern Manchester to Liverpool Line 1934[15] E 2 53,530 57,780 6,216 26,166
Cheadle Hulme (CHU) Stockport Northern Crewe to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line		 1845*[17] D 4 963,034 908,988 139,174 489,564
Clifton (CLI) Salford Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1847[15] F2 2 282 282 128 140
Daisy Hill (DSY) Bolton Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1888[15] E 2 285,946 309,608 50,132 149,930
Davenport (DVN) Stockport Northern Buxton Line
Hope Valley Line		 1858[14] E 2 338,124 349,314 68,610 215,242
Deansgate (DGT) Manchester Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines
Manchester to Preston Line
Stafford to Manchester Line
TransPennine North West		 1849[14] D 2 + 3 Metrolink 456,140 1,323,150 213,194 804,664
Denton (DTN) Tameside Northern Stockport to Stalybridge Line 1851[15] F2 2 46 92 12 50
East Didsbury (EDY) Manchester Northern South TransPennine
Styal Line		 1909[14] E 2 282,102 295,542 46,424 184,964
Eccles (ECC) Salford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1830[15] E 2 158,616 197,418 51,670 165,256
Fairfield (FRF) Tameside Northern Hope Valley Line 1841[14] F2 2 41,296 43,316 3,906 14,026
Farnworth (FNW) Bolton Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1838[15] E 2 46,380 59,228 17,610 43,744
Flixton (FLI) Trafford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1873[15] E 2 144,338 146,174 25,754 75,970
Flowery Field (FLF) Tameside Northern Glossop Line 1985[16] F2 2 274,162 253,172 66,500 162,868
Gathurst (GST) Wigan Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1855[15] F1 2 94,320 106,722 14,426 71,014
Gatley (GTY) Stockport Northern South TransPennine
Styal Line		 1909[14] E 2 349,700 338,626 66,656 252,240
Godley (GDL) Tameside Northern Glossop Line 1986[18] F2 2 107,450 107,788 23,142 63,618
Gorton (GTO) Manchester Northern Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line		 1842[14] E 2 122,648 126,092 24,368 51,966
Greenfield (GNF) Oldham Northern Huddersfield Line 1849[15] E 2 398,628 432,830 84,746 278,922
Guide Bridge (GUI) Tameside Northern Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line
Stockport to Stalybridge Line		 1846[14] E 2 382,542 386,422 75,418 204,036
Hag Fold (HGF) Wigan Northern Manchester-Southport Line 1987[16] E 2 44,888 48,138 15,112 46,894
Hale (HAL) Trafford Northern Mid-Cheshire Line 1862[14] E 2 144,486 141,202 29,880 85,142
Hall i' th' Wood (HID) Bolton Northern Ribble Valley Line 1986[16] F2 2 177,182 214,064 53,150 108,286
Hattersley (HTY) Tameside Northern Glossop Line 1978[18] E 2 111,354 110,646 25,572 69,128
Hazel Grove (HAZ) Stockport Northern Buxton Line
Hope Valley Line		 1857[15] D 2 801,594 729,850 107,026 360,046
Heald Green (HDG) Stockport Northern South TransPennine
Styal Line
TransPennine North West		 1909[14] E 2 513,342 481,562 84,318 265,030
Heaton Chapel (HTC) Stockport Northern Buxton Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line		 1852[15] E 2 849,320 827,926 123,484 412,582
Hindley (HIN) Wigan Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1848[15] E 2 294,844 340,104 71,492 206,002
Horwich Parkway (HWI) Bolton Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1999[14] F1 2 579,980 673,470 103,876 390,384
Humphrey Park (HUP) Trafford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1984[19] F2 2 30,960 29,778 4,422 15,544
Hyde Central (HYC) Tameside Northern Hope Valley Line 1858[14] F1 2 108,708 116,178 12,552 51,082
Hyde North (HYT) Tameside Northern Hope Valley Line 1862[14] F2 2 48,836 53,358 7,608 20,220
Ince (INC) Wigan Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1863[15] F2 2 20,856 27,928 9,618 19,712
Irlam (IRL) Salford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1893[15] F1 2 358,312 359,522 81,978 215,386
Kearsley (KSL) Bolton Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1838[15] F2 2 40,152 51,448 12,940 40,976
Levenshulme (LVM) Manchester Northern Buxton Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line		 1843[14] E 2 530,462 541,642 140,462 383,738
Littleborough (LTL) Rochdale Northern Caldervale Line 1839[14] F2 2 466,526 483,066 84,514 259,146
Lostock (LOT) Bolton Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1988[16] E 2 237,272 279,570 47,064 143,826
Manchester Airport (MIA) Manchester TransPennine Express North TransPennine
South TransPennine
Styal Line
TransPennine North West		 1993[16] B 4 + 2 Metrolink 5,707,542 5,747,042 545,790 2,174,396
Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) Manchester Northern Chester to Manchester Line
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
Manchester to Preston Line
North TransPennine
Stafford to Manchester Line
TransPennine North West		 1849[14] C1 5 9,301,496 6,366,296 1,025,778 3,871,624
Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) Manchester Network Rail Buxton Line
Chester to Manchester Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
CrossCountry
Glossop Line
Hope Valley Line
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
Manchester to Preston Line
Mid-Cheshire Line
North TransPennine
Stafford to Manchester Line
Styal Line
TransPennine North West
Welsh Marches Line
West Coast Main Line		 1842[14] A 14 + 2 Metrolink 30,132,552 32,198,704 5,188,066 19,581,442
Manchester Victoria (MCV) Manchester Northern Caldervale Line
Huddersfield Line
Manchester to Liverpool Line
Manchester to Preston Line
Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line		 1844[14] B 6 + 4 Metrolink 8,914,376 9,570,816 1,542,112 5,820,432
Marple (MPL) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1862[14] D 2 511,900 498,468 82,382 263,600
Mauldeth Road (MAU) Manchester Northern South TransPennine
Styal Line		 1909[14] D 2 349,738 305,762 68,552 203,392
Middlewood (MDL) Stockport Northern Buxton Line 1879[15] F2 2 32,386 30,876 7,784 21,116
Mills Hill (MIH) Rochdale Northern Caldervale Line 1985[16][d] F1 2 328,616 338,650 63,700 189,840
Moorside (MSD) Salford Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1888[15] E 2 31,590 35,122 7,738 28,366
Moses Gate (MSS) Bolton Northern Manchester to Preston Line 1838[15] F2 2 24,308 33,636 13,916 31,460
Mossley (MSL) Tameside Northern Huddersfield Line 1849[15] E 2 336,906 327,738 76,552 237,100
Moston (MSO) Manchester Northern Caldervale Line 1872[14] F2 2 70,464 88,612 27,374 54,432
Navigation Road (NVR) Trafford Northern Mid-Cheshire Line 1931[14] F2 1[e] 100,396 105,708 21,166 57,620
Newton for Hyde (NWN) Tameside Northern Glossop Line 1841[14] E 2 219,478 210,344 47,768 112,776
Orrell (ORR) Wigan Northern Kirkby Branch Line 1848[15] F1 2 92,888 96,894 20,324 73,454
Patricroft (PAT) Salford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1830[15] F2 2 106,996 117,362 26,236 85,766
Pemberton (PEM) Wigan Northern Kirkby Branch Line 1848[15] F2 2 72,028 68,988 14,802 40,790
Reddish North (RDN) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1875[14] E 2 226,612 242,326 55,858 144,782
Reddish South (RDS) Stockport Northern Stockport to Stalybridge Line 1859[15] F2 1 60 158 18 108
Rochdale (RCD) Rochdale Northern Caldervale Line 1839[14] C2 3 + 2 Metrolink 1,487,760 1,575,222 392,114 1,157,474
Romiley (RML) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1862[14] E 2 382,384 394,352 70,290 206,562
Rose Hill Marple (RSH) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1869[14] E 1 210,904 215,270 26,124 83,720
Ryder Brow (RRB) Manchester Northern Hope Valley Line 1985[16] F2 2 31,368 32,794 7,638 16,476
Salford Central (SFD) Salford Northern Manchester to Preston Line
Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line		 1838[14] E 2 772,844 1,028,446 136,876 463,572
Salford Crescent (SLD) Salford Northern Manchester to Preston Line
Manchester to Southport Line
Ribble Valley Line
TransPennine North West		 1987[16] C2 2 1,288,058 1,441,774 319,928 955,736
Smithy Bridge (SMB) Rochdale Northern Caldervale Line 1985[16] F1 2 197,834 205,222 50,430 123,874
Stalybridge (SYB) Tameside TransPennine Express Huddersfield Line
North TransPennine
Stockport to Stalybridge Line		 1845[14] D 5 1,244,122 1,219,638 264,148 666,170
Stockport (SPT) Stockport Avanti West Coast Buxton Line
Crewe to Manchester Line
CrossCountry
Hope Valley Line
Mid-Cheshire Line
South TransPennine
Stafford to Manchester Line
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
West Coast Main Line		 1843[14] B 6 4,437,070 4,305,068 913,096 2,786,214
Strines (SRN) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1866 F2 2 27,710 22,186 3,720 14,972
Swinton (SNN) Salford Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1887[15] E 2 125,480 142,280 37,350 115,494
Trafford Park (TRA) Trafford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1904[15] F1 2 46,340 49,220 9,826 31,320
Urmston (URM) Trafford Northern Liverpool to Manchester Lines 1873[15] E 2 409,472 413,118 81,628 255,456
Walkden (WKD) Salford Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1888[14] E 2 301,570 374,288 70,630 216,630
Westhoughton (WHG) Bolton Northern Manchester to Southport Line 1848[15] F1 2 176,386 199,434 55,874 164,848
Wigan North Western (WGN) Wigan Avanti West Coast Blackpool to Liverpool Line
Liverpool to Wigan Line
West Coast Main Line		 1838[14] B 6 1,683,184 1,604,012 386,422 1,168,204
Wigan Wallgate (WGW) Wigan Northern Kirkby Branch Line
Manchester to Southport Line		 1896[14] D 3 1,551,286 1,478,316 356,140 1,076,662
Woodley (WLY) Stockport Northern Hope Valley Line 1862[15] F2 2 78,852 87,502 10,082 40,892
Woodsmoor (WSR) Stockport Northern Buxton Line
Hope Valley Line		 1990[16] E 2 310,608 302,204 64,220 169,262

See also

Footnotes

a The total of 98 given at www.gmpte.com excludes Reddish South and Denton, which have one service per week, but includes Dean Lane, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham Werneth, Oldham Mumps, Derker, Shaw and Crompton, New Hey and Milnrow, which closed on 3 October 2009.
b Of the stations on the East Lancashire Railway operational as of the 2015 season, three (Bury Bolton Street, Heywood and Summerseat) are located within Greater Manchester.[20]
c Two other platforms are used by Manchester Metrolink services.[21][22]
d Originally opened in 1839 and closed in 1842. Reopened 25 March 1985 on the same site.[16]
e One other platform is used by Metrolink services.[23]

References

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  6. ^ "About us". Science and Industry Museum. 2008.
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  17. ^ Reid, T. D. W.; Lee, Irene (1979). Cheadle in 1851. Stockport Libraries. p. 40. ISBN 0-905164-00-8.
  18. ^ a b Sanderson, Kathy (1989). "Manchester–Glossop–Hadfield". In Andrew Macfarlane (ed.). Peaks and Plains by Rail. Railway Development Society. Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. p. 34. ISBN 0-7117-0429-5.
  19. ^ Macfarlane, Andrew (1989). "Manchester–Warrington–Liverpool". In Andrew Macfarlane (ed.). Peaks and Plains by Rail. Railway Development Society. Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. p. 43. ISBN 0-7117-0429-5.
  20. ^ "Timetables and Information 2015". East Lancashire Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Station Facilities for Altrincham". National Rail Enquiries website. ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  22. ^ "Metrolink in the City Centre". Light Rail Transit Association website. Tony Williams, Manchester Area Officer, Light Rail Transit Association. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  23. ^ "Station Facilities for Navigation Road". National Rail Enquiries website. ATOC Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.

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