Place Handforth Station code HTH DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SJ858833 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.237 million | |
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Address Handforth, Wilmslow SK9 3AA, United Kingdom Similar Styal railway station, Alderley Edge railway st, Wilmslow railway station, Gatley railway station, Knutsford railway station | ||
Handforth railway station is in the village of Handforth in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
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History
The station opened on 10 May 1842. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately 82 yards (75 m) north of its current location. Since opening, the station has served commuters to Manchester. Since electrification of the line in 1960, trains through the station have been mainly electric multiple units (EMU).
Services
From Monday to Saturday in the day, Handforth is served by two EMU services per hour in each direction, one between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly and the other between Crewe and Manchester (with peak period extras). This becomes an hourly service in the evening from Crewe to Manchester.
On Sundays there is an hourly service to both Manchester and Alderley Edge, with every second service to the latter continuing to Crewe.
Friends of Handforth Station
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.