Brinnington railway station
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| Brinnington railway station in 1989 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Brinnington |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BNT |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 59,436 |
| 2005/06 * |  59,217 |
| 2006/07 * | 53,495 |
| 2007/08 * | 52,305 |
| 2008/09 * |  62,032 |
| 2009/10 * | 70,816 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Opened 12 December 1977 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brinnington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Brinnington railway station serves Brinnington in the eastern part of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
It is a relatively new station, opening on 12 December 1977,[1] on the line originally built by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875 between New Mills and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly).
[edit] Service
It is served by the DMU service operating between Manchester Piccadilly, Marple and New Mills Central with through services to Sheffield via the Hope Valley Line.
Monday to Saturday daytimes there are two trains per hour to Manchester Piccadiily and two per hour towards Marple (hourly to New Mills Central). Evenings the service is hourly in each direction and Sundays two hourly. The first railway ticket was purchased by a 16 year old railway enthusiast, Andrew Bradshaw of 14 Grasscroft.
[edit] References
- ^ Alan Bevan, ed. (1998). A—Z of Rail Reopenings. Railway Development Society. Warwick: Warwick Printing Company. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Brinnington railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 53°25′55″N 2°08′03″W / 53.4319°N 2.1341°W
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