Plumley railway station

Plumley railway station serves the village of Plumley in Cheshire, England. The station is 20½ miles (33 km) east of Chester on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Manchester Piccadilly.

Plumley
Plumley railway station
Location
PlacePlumley
Local authorityCheshire East
Grid referenceSJ721754
Operations
Station codePLM
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 26,516
2015/16 26,006
2016/17 27,682
2017/18 25,368
2018/19 22,906
History
1 January 1863 (1863-01-01)Station opened as Plumbley
1 February 1945Station renamed to Plumley
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Plumley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened as Plumbley railway station on 1 January 1863 as part of the Cheshire Midland Railway. The station was renamed to Plumley on 1 February 1945.[1] Goods traffic started from 1 May 1863, the goods yard was to the north of the station and was equipped with a 5-ton crane. The goods yard closed on 3 February 1963.[2][3] There was an additional station 65 chains (1,300 m) west of Plumbley called Plumbley West Platform which opened for passengers around 1915 but was closed by September 1926.[1][2]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has basic amenities only (waiting shelters, CIS displays and timetable poster boards). A public telephone is also provided to offer train running information. The main building is now privately owned and used as commercial premises. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[4]

Service

Monday to Saturday there is an hourly service westbound to Chester and eastbound to Manchester Piccadilly, with a couple of weekday peak hour extras to/from Stockport. On Sundays there is now a two-hourly service to Chester and to Southport via Manchester and Bolton.[5]

References
  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. Bolger, Paul (1984). An illustrated history of the Cheshire lines committee. Heyday. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-947562-00-7.
  3. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (December 2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Map XXI. ISBN 9781908174512.
  4. Plumley station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  5. Table 88 National Rail timetable, December 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lostock Gralam   Northern Trains
Mid-Cheshire Line		   Knutsford


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