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{{Short description|Railway station in Cheshire, England}}
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| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
}}
'''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]].


'''Wilmslow railway station''' serves the large town of [[Wilmslow]], in the borough of [[Cheshire East]] and the [[county]] of [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The station is {{convert|12|mi|km}} south of [[Manchester Piccadilly]] on the [[Crewe to Manchester Line]].
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 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.
This station is a junction on the [[Crewe to Manchester Line]] six miles south of Stockport with the [[Styal Line]] from Wilmslow to [[Manchester Airport]], with some trains then continuing to [[Manchester]].


==History==
The station has four platforms with disabled access to each, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-manned booking office located below the platforms, of which refurbishment took place in winter 2011/12; allowing improved wheelchair access to the counter, amongst other improvements. The booking office itself overlooks a small newsagent's; selling the usual items as well as freshly brewed hot drinks. A [[Virgin Trains]] 'Fast Ticket' Machine was installed below platform 1 in June 2009, even though this station is managed by [[Northern Rail]].
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.<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>
Both the Main Line and the Styal Line were electrified in 1959 as the first and, to a degree, the proving stage of the [[West Coast Main Line]] electrification and modernisation programme. A significant feature of that stage was the construction and installation of a state of the art signal box and control centre located 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.


Large-scale resignalling of the line through Wilmslow was completed behind schedule in the Autumn of 2006.
In March 1997 the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] exploded two bombs in relay boxes near this signal box, thereby causing great disruption to rail and road services, but there were no casualties. 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.

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


==Services==
==Services==
Monday to Saturday, there are five trains per hour northbound with [[Avanti West Coast]], [[Northern Trains]] and [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] services stopping at Wilmslow en route to {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}}. One Northern Trains service operates via {{rws|Manchester Airport}} (all stations via {{rws|Heald Green}}), the remainder all run via {{rws|Stockport}}.<ref>GB eNRT, May 2018 Edition, Tables 65, 84 & 131</ref> Since May 2018, some [[Northern Trains]] services run beyond Piccadilly to either [[Liverpool Lime Street]] via {{rws|Earlestown}} or {{rws|Southport}} via {{rws|Bolton}}.


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}}.
Monday to Saturday, there are five trains per hour northbound with [[Northern Rail]], [[Arriva Trains Wales]] and [[Virgin Trains]] services all stopping at Wilmslow en-route to Manchester Piccadilly. One Northern service operates via the Airport, the remainder all run via Stockport.


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.
Southbound Monday to Saturdays there are four trains per hour to Crewe. These consist of two [[Northern Rail]] trains per hour to Crewe (local stopping service), an hourly [[Arriva Trains Wales]] fast service that continues via {{stnlnk|Shrewsbury}} to {{stnlnk|Cardiff Central}} and {{stnlnk|Swansea}} and an hourly [[London]] {{Stnlnk|Euston}}-bound [[Virgin Trains]] express service. There is also one local [[Northern Rail]] train per hour that terminates at {{stnlnk|Alderley Edge}}.


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On Sundays, there are hourly main line services to South Wales & London but the local routes run less frequently i.e. hourly to Piccadilly via Stockport & Alderley Edge, two hourly to the Airport & Crewe.
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{{s-rail-national|previous=Crewe|next=Stockport|toc=Transport for Wales Rail|route=[[Welsh Marches Line]]|hide1=yes|hide2=yes}}
{{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=Manchester Airport|toc=Northern Trains|hide1=yes|hidemid=yes}}
{{s-rail-national||next=Styal|toc=Northern Trains|route=Wilmslow to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} <br /> (Monday to Saturday nighttimes and Sundays only)
}}
{{s-end}}

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://assets.hs2.org.uk/sites/default/files/inserts/S%26A%2020_PFM%20assumptions%20report.pdf|title=The economic case For HS2|date=October 2013|publisher=Department for Transport|pages=39, 42|access-date=1 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601113405/http://assets.hs2.org.uk/sites/default/files/inserts/S%26A%2020_PFM%20assumptions%20report.pdf|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Crewe to Manchester|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 38-42|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2014|isbn=9781908174574|oclc=892047119}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.crewe2manchesterrail.org.uk Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership]
* [http://www.crewe2manchesterrail.org.uk Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership]


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{{s-rail-national|previous=Crewe|next=Stockport|toc=Arriva Trains Wales|route=[[Crewe to Manchester Line]]}}
{{s-rail-national|previous=Alderley Edge|next=Handforth|toc=Northern Rail|route=[[Crewe to Manchester Line]]|rows1=2|rowsmid=2}}
{{s-rail-national|previous=Alderley Edge|next=Styal|toc=Northern Rail|route=Styal Line|hide1=yes|hidemid=yes}}
{{s-rail-national|previous=Crewe|next=Stockport|toc=CrossCountry|route=Cross Country Network|notemid=Limited Service|rows1=2|rows2=2}}
{{s-rail-national|previous=Crewe|next=Stockport|toc=Virgin Trains|route=West Coast Main Line|Service|hide1=yes|hide2=yes}}
{{s-end}}
{{Cheshire railway stations}}
{{Cheshire railway stations}}
{{Railway stations served by Avanti West Coast}}
{{Railway stations served by Transport for Wales}}
{{Railway stations served by Northern Trains}}


[[Category:Railway stations in Cheshire]]
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[[Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1842]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by CrossCountry]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern Rail]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Virgin Trains]]
[[Category:DfT Category C2 stations]]
[[Category:DfT Category C2 stations]]
[[Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Avanti West Coast]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail]]
[[Category:Wilmslow]]

Latest revision as of 01:51, 27 November 2024

Not to be confused with Winslow railway station.

Wilmslow
National Rail
Wilmslow railway station in 2007
General information
LocationWilmslow, Cheshire
England
Coordinates53°19′37″N 2°13′34″W / 53.327°N 2.226°W / 53.327; -2.226
Grid referenceSJ850811
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeWML
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Opened1842
Key dates
1959Electrified
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 1.561 million
 Interchange Increase 0.144 million
2020/21Decrease 0.260 million
 Interchange Decrease 16,853
2021/22Increase 0.838 million
 Interchange Increase 66,870
2022/23Increase 0.993 million
 Interchange Increase 90,395
2023/24Increase 1.136 million
 Interchange Increase 93,226
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 National Rail   Following station
Avanti West Coast
West Coast Main Line
Transport for Wales Rail
Northern Trains
Northern Trains
Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street via Chat Moss
(Styal line local stopping service)
TerminusNorthern Trains
Wilmslow to Liverpool Lime Street
(Monday to Saturday nighttimes and Sundays only)

Future high speed services

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.

Further reading

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