Goostrey railway station
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Goostrey railway station
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Location | |
Place | Goostrey |
Local authority | Cheshire East |
Grid reference | SJ783695 |
Operations | |
Station code | GTR |
Managed by | Northern Rail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 23,489 |
2005/06 | 19,876 |
2006/07 | 20,766 |
2007/08 | 30,394 |
2008/09 | 33,778 |
2009/10 | 34,280 |
2010/11 | 38,380 |
2011/12 | 38,092 |
2012/13 | 36,672 |
2013/14 | 38,264 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Goostrey from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Goostrey railway station serves the village of Goostrey in Cheshire, England. The station is on the Crewe to Manchester Line 10½ miles (16 km) north east of Crewe.
History
The station was built by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company as an intermediate station between Manchester and Crewe.
Service
There is generally an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport with a number of services a day to Manchester via Manchester Airport. The December 2008 timetable also saw the introduction of a regular 2-hourly Sunday service to Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe. Services are operated by Northern Rail.
Friends of Goostrey Station
A Friends Group was founded on 1 May 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goostrey railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Goostrey railway station from National Rail
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
- Official website for the Station and the Friends of Goostrey Station Group
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