Styal railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Styal |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SYA |
| 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 * | 3,719 |
| 2005/06 * |  2,390 |
| 2006/07 * |  3,690 |
| 2007/08 * | 781 |
| 2008/09 * | 1,228 |
| 2009/10 * | 2,206 |
| History | |
| 1909 | Opened |
| 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 Styal from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Styal railway station serves the village of Styal near Manchester Airport in Cheshire, England. There are limited services which of 3 per day in each direction with more frequent services on Sundays. Services are due to increase effective December 2011.
[edit] History
The station was opened in 1909 with the construction of the line from Wilmslow to Manchester London Road (Piccadilly) Station.
It won numerous best kept station garden awards in the 1940's and 1950's under stationmasters Mott, Hilton and Jackson. The garden is long abandoned but there are plans to uncover and restore some of it in Spring 2011.
Styal enjoyed a half-hourly service in each direction as recently as the mid-1990s. The construction of the airport rail link in 1993 saw Styal services being reduced towards the current level of 3 services in each Direction each weekday. It is hoped that this might be reviewed positively in the future.
A website was launched in January 2008 at [1]
to raise the profile of the station and seek to form a "Friends" group to protect its interests.
A petition was created to seek a resumption of a morning commuter service to Manchester and daytime services to serve HMP Styal and National Trust Styal as well as local residents.
The station is located on Station Road - 110 metres from the edge of the National Trust Quarry Bank Mill/Styal Estate and 600m from Styal Women's Prison and Young Offenders Institute.
[edit] Services
As at October 2011 there are 3 trains daily in each direction Monday-Saturday. Effective 11 December 2011 Monday-Saturday southbound services will increase to 5 daily.
On Sundays there is a service every 2 hours in each direction.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Styal railway station from National Rail
- Friends of Styal Station website Giving news and history : access to petition
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
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