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'''Wilmslow railway station''' |
'''Wilmslow railway station''' is in [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The station is {{convert|12|mi|km}} south of [[Manchester Piccadilly]] on the [[Crewe to Manchester Line]]. |
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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 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]]. |
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The station has four platforms with disabled access to each, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-manned booking office |
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. |
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Both the Main Line and the Styal Line were electrified in 1959 as |
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. |
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In March 1997 the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] exploded two bombs in relay boxes near this signal box, |
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. |
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Large-scale resignalling of the line through Wilmslow was completed behind schedule in the Autumn of 2006. |
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 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}}. |
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 |
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 and Alderley Edge, two hourly to the Airport & Crewe. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 15:58, 24 July 2015
Wilmslow | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Borough of Cheshire East |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WML |
Wilmslow railway station is in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. The station is 12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
This station is a junction on the Crewe to 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 each, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-manned booking office below the platforms.
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. 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.
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 Northern Rail, Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin Trains services stopping at Wilmslow en route to Manchester Piccadilly. One Northern service operates via the Airport, the remainder all run via Stockport.
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 Shrewsbury to Cardiff Central and Swansea and an hourly London Euston-bound Virgin Trains express service. There is also one local Northern Rail train per hour that terminates at Alderley Edge.
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 and Alderley Edge, two hourly to the Airport & Crewe.
External links
- Train times and station information for Wilmslow railway station from National Rail
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
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