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Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wilmslow
Wilmslow
	Wilmslow railway station in 2007
General information
Location	Wilmslow, Cheshire; England
Coordinates	53°19′37″N 2°13′34″W / 53.327°N 2.226°W
Grid reference	SJ850811
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	WML
Classification	DfT category C2
History
Opened	1842
Key dates
1959	Electrified
Passengers
2019/20	1.561 million
Interchange	0.144 million
2020/21	0.260 million
Interchange	16,853
2021/22	0.838 million
Interchange	66,870
2022/23	0.993 million
Interchange	90,395
2023/24	1.136 million
Interchange	93,226
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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Wilmslow railway station serves the town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, England, 12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

This station is a junction on the Crewe–Manchester line 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Stockport with the Styal line from Wilmslow to Manchester Airport, with some trains then continuing to Manchester.

The station has four platforms with disabled access to all but platform 1, the northbound Styal line platform, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-staffed booking office below the platforms.

History

Both the Main Line and the Styal line were electrified in 1959 as part of the West Coast Main Line electrification and modernisation programme with the construction and installation of a state of the art signal box and control centre near the end of the Styal line down platform at Wilmslow and serving virtually the entire railway from Crewe to Manchester via both routes. The complexity of that installation was not repeated for the remainder of the electrification scheme, which had its control and signalling systems renewed in ways that were less highly automated.

In March 1997, the Provisional IRA exploded two bombs in relay boxes near this signal box, causing disruption to rail and road services.^[1] The railway reopened the following day. In April 2006, as part of the total renewal of the railway from Crewe to Cheadle Hulme near Stockport, the large 1959 signal box was demolished.^[2]

Large-scale resignalling of the line through Wilmslow was completed behind schedule in the Autumn of 2006.

Services

Monday to Saturday, there are five trains per hour northbound with Avanti West Coast, Northern Trains and Transport for Wales services stopping at Wilmslow en route to Manchester Piccadilly. One Northern Trains service operates via Manchester Airport (all stations via Heald Green), the remainder all run via Stockport.^[3] Since May 2018, some Northern Trains services run beyond Piccadilly to either Liverpool Lime Street via Earlestown or Southport via Bolton.

Southbound Monday to Saturdays there are four trains per hour to Crewe. These consist of two Northern Trains trains per hour that terminate at Crewe (local stopping service), an hourly Transport for Wales fast service that continues via Shrewsbury to Cardiff Central, Swansea and West Wales and an hourly London Euston bound Avanti West Coast express service. There is also one local Northern Trains train per hour that terminates at Alderley Edge.

On Sundays, there are hourly main line services to South Wales and London but the local routes run less frequently i.e. two trains per hour to Manchester Piccadilly - one via Stockport and one via Manchester Airport continuing to Liverpool Lime Street via Chat Moss. Southbound there is an hourly local stopping service to Crewe. The service from Liverpool Lime Street terminates here.

Preceding station	National Rail	Following station
Crewe	Avanti West Coast West Coast Main Line	Stockport
Crewe	Transport for Wales Rail Welsh Marches Line	Stockport
Alderley Edge	Northern Trains Crewe–Manchester line	Handforth
	Northern Trains Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street via Chat Moss (Styal line local stopping service)	Styal
		Manchester Airport
Terminus	Northern Trains Wilmslow to Liverpool Lime Street (Monday to Saturday nighttimes and Sundays only)	Styal

Future high speed services

The economic case for High Speed 2 Phase 1 includes one train per hour each way stopping at Wilmslow, travelling between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly.^[4]

References

^ Jenkins, Russell; Tendler, Stewart (27 March 1997). "Security tightened as police warn of further attacks". The Times. No. 65848. p. 2. ISSN 0140-0460.
^ "Network Rail reduces the station's 60s signal box to rubble". Macclesfield Express. 19 April 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ GB eNRT, May 2018 Edition, Tables 65, 84 & 131
^ "The economic case For HS2" (PDF). Department for Transport. October 2013. pp. 39, 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

External links

Train times and station information for Wilmslow railway station from National Rail
Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership

[1] Jenkins, Russell; Tendler, Stewart (27 March 1997). "Security tightened as police warn of further attacks". The Times. No. 65848. p. 2. ISSN 0140-0460.

[2] "Network Rail reduces the station's 60s signal box to rubble". Macclesfield Express. 19 April 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[3] GB eNRT, May 2018 Edition, Tables 65, 84 & 131

[4] "The economic case For HS2" (PDF). Department for Transport. October 2013. pp. 39, 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

[North_Yorkshire-5] Stations in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees are considered part of North East England, while stations in the unitary areas of York and North Yorkshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber.

[6] Stations in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber, while all other stations are considered part of the East Midlands.

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-'''Wilmslow railway station''' is in [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The station is {{convert|12|mi|km}} south of [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]] on the [[Crewe to Manchester Line]].
+'''Wilmslow railway station''' serves the town of [[Wilmslow]] in [[Cheshire]], England, {{convert|12|mi|km}} south of [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]] on the [[Crewe to Manchester Line]].
-This station is a junction on the [[Crewe to Manchester Line]] {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of Stockport with the [[Styal Line]] from Wilmslow to [[Manchester Airport]], with some trains then continuing to [[Manchester]].
+This station is a junction on the [[Crewe–Manchester line]] {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of Stockport with the [[Styal line]] from Wilmslow to [[Manchester Airport]], with some trains then continuing to [[Manchester]].
-The station has four platforms with disabled access to each, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-manned booking office below the platforms.
+The station has four platforms with disabled access to all but platform 1, the northbound Styal line platform, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-staffed booking office below the platforms.
 ==History==
-Both the Main Line and the Styal Line were electrified in 1959 as part of the [[West Coast Main Line]] electrification and modernisation programme with the construction and installation of a state of the art signal box and control centre near the end of the Styal Line down platform at Wilmslow and serving virtually the entire railway from [[Crewe]] to Manchester via both routes. The complexity of that installation was not repeated for the remainder of the electrification scheme, which had its control and signalling systems renewed in ways that were less highly automated.
+Both the Main Line and the Styal line were electrified in 1959 as part of the [[West Coast Main Line]] electrification and modernisation programme with the construction and installation of a state of the art signal box and control centre near the end of the Styal line down platform at Wilmslow and serving virtually the entire railway from [[Crewe]] to Manchester via both routes. The complexity of that installation was not repeated for the remainder of the electrification scheme, which had its control and signalling systems renewed in ways that were less highly automated.
-In March 1997, the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] exploded two bombs in relay boxes near this signal box, causing disruption to rail and road services. The railway reopened the following day. In April 2006, as part of the total renewal of the railway from Crewe to {{Stnlnk|Cheadle Hulme}} near [[Stockport]], the large 1959 [[signal box]] was demolished.<ref>{{cite news|title=Network Rail reduces the station’s 60s signal box to rubble|url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/local-news/network-rail-reduces-stations-60s-2537908|access-date=17 November 2015|publisher=Macclesfield Express|date=19 April 2006}}</ref>
+In March 1997, the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] exploded two bombs in relay boxes near this signal box, causing disruption to rail and road services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Russell |last2=Tendler |first2=Stewart |title=Security tightened as police warn of further attacks |work=The Times |issue=65848 |date=27 March 1997 |page=2|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> The railway reopened the following day. In April 2006, as part of the total renewal of the railway from Crewe to {{Stnlnk|Cheadle Hulme}} near [[Stockport]], the large 1959 [[signal box]] was demolished.<ref>{{cite news|title=Network Rail reduces the station's 60s signal box to rubble|url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/local-news/network-rail-reduces-stations-60s-2537908|access-date=17 November 2015|publisher=Macclesfield Express|date=19 April 2006}}</ref>
 Large-scale resignalling of the line through Wilmslow was completed behind schedule in the Autumn of 2006.
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 Southbound Monday to Saturdays there are four trains per hour to {{rws|Crewe}}. These consist of two [[Northern Trains]] trains per hour that terminate at {{rws|Crewe}} (local stopping service), an hourly [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] fast service that continues via {{stnlnk|Shrewsbury}} to {{stnlnk|Cardiff Central}}, {{stnlnk|Swansea}} and West Wales and an hourly {{rws|London Euston}} bound [[Avanti West Coast]] express service. There is also one local [[Northern Trains]] train per hour that terminates at {{stnlnk|Alderley Edge}}.
-A small number of [[CrossCountry]] services stop at Wilmslow on the route between {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and {{rws|Bournemouth}} during peak times.
 On Sundays, there are hourly main line services to South Wales and London but the local routes run less frequently i.e. two trains per hour to {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} - one via {{rws|Stockport}} and one via {{rws|Manchester Airport}} continuing to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} via Chat Moss. Southbound there is an hourly local stopping service to {{rws|Crewe}}. The service from {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} terminates here.
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-{{s-rail-national|previous=Alderley Edge|next=Handforth|toc=Northern Trains|route=[[Crewe to Manchester Line]]|rows1=3}}
+{{s-rail-national|previous=Alderley Edge|next=Handforth|toc=Northern Trains|route=[[Crewe–Manchester line]]|rows1=3}}
-{{s-rail-national|previous=Alderley Edge|next=Styal|toc=Northern Trains|route={{rws|Crewe}} to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} via Chat Moss <br /> ([[Styal Line]] local stopping service)|rowsmid=2|hide1=yes}}
+{{s-rail-national|previous=Alderley Edge|next=Styal|toc=Northern Trains|route={{rws|Crewe}} to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} via Chat Moss <br /> ([[Styal line]] local stopping service)|rowsmid=2|hide1=yes}}
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-{{s-rail-national||next=East Didsbury|toc=Northern Trains|route=Wilmslow to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} via {{rws|Warrington Central}} <br /> (One early morning service)
+{{s-rail-national||next=Styal|toc=Northern Trains|route=Wilmslow to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} <br /> (Monday to Saturday nighttimes and Sundays only)
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 [[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842]]
-[[Category:Railway stations served by CrossCountry]]
-[[Category:Northern franchise railway stations]]
-[[Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail]]
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+[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern]]
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West Coast Main Line	Crewe Winsford Hartford Acton Bridge Warrington Bank Quay
Crewe–Manchester line	Crewe Sandbach Holmes Chapel Goostrey Chelford Alderley Edge Wilmslow Handforth
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