Glazebrook railway station
General information | |
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Location | Rixton-with-Glazebrook, Warrington England |
Coordinates | 53°25′42″N 2°27′35″W / 53.4282°N 2.4598°W |
Grid reference | SJ694924 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | GLZ |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Key dates | |
2 September 1873 | Station opened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 49,574 |
2019/20 | 48,808 |
2020/21 | 10,220 |
2021/22 | 23,552 |
2022/23 | 24,296 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Glazebrook railway station serves the villages in the civil parish of
History
Glazebrook station was formerly located between two junctions, Glazebrook West
The station building, opened on 2 September 1873,
Services
Daytime services are roughly two hourly towards Birchwood and Liverpool Lime Street and two hourly towards Irlam and Manchester Oxford Road.[6] There are additional peak services, but no Sunday services (nearest stations with Sunday services are Irlam or Birchwood).
A summary of services is:
- 12 tpd towards Manchester Oxford Road
- 13 tpd towards Liverpool Lime Street
See also
References
- ^ Barnett, Jonathon (5 July 2022). "Newly formed railway station in Cheshire is given a makeover". Chester and District Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Hay 1984, p. 88.
- ^ Sweeney 2013, pp. 15–19
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Glazebrook station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 12 December 2016
- ^ Table 86 National Rail timetable, May 2023
Sources
- Hay, Peter (1984). Pre-grouping trains on British Railways : the LNER companies. ISBN 978-0-86093-315-1.
- Sweeney, Dennis J (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. ISBN 978-0-9550030-5-9.
External links
- Train times and station information for Glazebrook railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Birchwood | Manchester to Liverpool Line
Southern Route (Cheshire Lines) |
Irlam | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Padgate Line and station open |
Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line
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Cadishead Line and station closed | ||
Newchurch Halt Line and station closed |
Great Central Railway Wigan Junction Railways |
Irlam Line and station open |