Chelford railway station
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Location | Chelford, Cheshire East England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ814749 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CEL | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Chelford railway station serves the village of Chelford in Cheshire, England. The station is 14+1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) north of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
History
The station was rebuilt in 1960 by the architect William Robert Headley.[1]
1894 rail crash
On 22 December 1894 a strong wind blew a high-sided freight wagon into violent contact with other wagons, causing one to overturn and block the main line. An express train between London and Manchester collided with the wagon; 14 people were killed, and 48 injured.[2]
Services
Following the timetable changes in December 2008 there exists an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport.[3] Services to Manchester via Manchester Airport run 'semi-fast' and skip the station, though a few services via Manchester Airport do call here (mainly at peak times). Services are operated by Northern.
The December 2008 timetable also saw the introduction of a regular 2-hourly Sunday service to Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe.
References
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. Yale University Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780300095883.
- ^ Marindin, Major F.A. (18 January 1895). BOT Accident Report Chelford 1894 (pdf). London: Board of Trade. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Table 84 National Rail timetable, December 2016
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 28-31. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Chelford railway station from National Rail
- Article includes information on the rail accident, including a photograph
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
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53°16′16″N 2°16′48″W / 53.271°N 2.280°W