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Heaton Chapel railway station

Coordinates: 53°25′33″N 2°10′45″W / 53.4259°N 2.1793°W / 53.4259; -2.1793
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Heaton Chapel
General information
LocationStockport
Managed byNorthern Rail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHTC

Heaton Chapel railway station serves the Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor districts of Stockport, in Greater Manchester.

The station is 7 km (4½ miles) south of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport

The station was renamed from Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor to Heaton Chapel on 6 May 1974.[1]

The station is covered by a Ditra Systems Public Address System (PA), voiced by Phil Sayer.

Service

Four trains per hour go from Heaton Chapel towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound. These services come from Crewe, Buxton, Stoke on Trent and Alderley Edge (hourly from each). There are also three Mon-Fri peak period calls by Hazel Grove to Blackpool North services.

Southbound services run to Alderley Edge, Crewe and Buxton. The hourly Preston to Hazel Grove service also calls southbound. Services toward Macclesfield and Stoke on Trent no longer call in the southbound direction, except for a single early morning train.

During the evening and on Sundays, there are two trains per hour to Manchester and hourly trains to Crewe and Buxton.

References

  1. ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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