List of railway stations in Greater Manchester

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For main railway termini in Manchester, see Manchester station group.

Bolton
Wigan North Western
Rochdale
Stalybridge
Altrincham
Cheadle Hulme
Ashton-under-Lyne
Marple
Horwich Parkway
Bury
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Railways in Greater Manchester
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Manchester Deansgate which all form part of the Manchester station group
.

Most services run to or through one of Manchester city centre's major stations,

a connecting line in 1988 improved operational flexibility by joining the north and south halves.[4] This was further improved by the Ordsall Chord
(opened to traffic on 10 December 2017), creating a direct link between Piccadilly and Victoria.

Services radiate northwards from Manchester Victoria, providing stopping services to West Yorkshire and Liverpool as well as local suburban services to Rochdale and Wigan.[2] The south side's services radiate from Manchester Piccadilly and run to Manchester Airport, south Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Leeds, North East England, London and other major destinations.[2]

The region's rail network started to develop during the

Liverpool Road railway station, was closed to passengers in 1844, but still exists and is the oldest surviving passenger station in the world.[6] Since the Beeching cuts many of Greater Manchester's stations have closed and many station facilities have been removed. Others, however, have been converted to the Manchester Metrolink, Greater Manchester's light-rail network, or preserved as part of the East Lancashire Railway heritage route.[b] The expansion of the Metrolink is set to continue at least through 2020, with the planned opening of the Trafford Park Line.[7][8] In October 2009, nine stations on the former Oldham Loop Line closed for conversion,[9] and future plans include the use of tram-trains to allow Metrolink to serve existing National Rail stations.[10]

City of Manchester
and busiest station in Greater Manchester by number of passengers.
Heavy rail commuter line map

In preparation for the 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester Piccadilly, the principal station for the City of Manchester, was extensively redeveloped and as a consequence has been voted as having the highest customer satisfaction rating of all the main stations in the United Kingdom.[11] As of 2013, Manchester Victoria is under renovation with the construction of a new £20 million roof while Oxford Road will see redevelopment as a result of the Northern Hub plan in 2014. The construction of the Ordsall Chord linked Greater Manchester's three busiest stations for the first time in December 2017.

Railway stations currently in use

Station (and code) Borough Managed by Lines
served 		Year
opened 		DfT

Category[12]

Platforms Station
users
2018/19[13] 		Station
users
2019/20[13] 		Station
users
2020/21[13] 		Station
users
2021/22[13]
Altrincham (ALT) Trafford
Northern
Mid-Cheshire Line
 1881[14] C2 2 + 2 Metrolink[c] 396,832 372,682 69,168 222,136
Ardwick (ADK) Manchester
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1842[14] F2 2 1,238 1,520 238 404
Ashburys (ABY) Manchester
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1846[14] F2 2 112,846 128,958 35,190 65,502
Ashton-under-Lyne (AHN) Tameside
Northern
Huddersfield Line
 1846[15] E 2 326,674 362,246 70,596 168,024
Atherton (ATN) Wigan
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1888[15] E 2 288,906 329,668 65,272 179,860
Belle Vue (BLV) Manchester
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1875[14] F2 2 6,820 8,624 2,602 8,644
Blackrod (BLK) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1841[15] F1 2 563,764 606,246 51,754 132,044
Bolton
(BON) 		Bolton
Northern
TransPennine North West
West Coast Main Line
 1838[15] C1 5 3,074,022 3,262,460 865,704 2,344,116
Bramhall (BML) Stockport
Northern
Stafford to Manchester Line
 1845[15] E 2 326,008 311,620 38,604 138,206
Bredbury (BDY) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1875[14] E 2 232,302 239,204 48,242 141,336
Brinnington (BNT) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1977[16] E 2 98,004 109,278 32,852 78,476
Broadbottom (BDB) Tameside
Northern
Glossop Line
 1842[14] E 2 197,316 202,140 35,400 99,086
Bromley Cross (BMC) Bolton
Northern
Ribble Valley Line
 1848[15] E 2 328,540 412,582 73,988 211,250
Bryn (BYN) Wigan
Northern
Liverpool to Wigan Line
 1869[15] F1 2 160,748 172,300 33,044 85,596
Burnage (BNA) Manchester
Northern
Styal Line
 1910[14] E 2 211,880 212,504 37,962 135,406
Castleton (CAS) Rochdale
Northern
Caldervale Line
 1875[14] F1 2 178,582 172,682 35,900 78,216
Chassen Road (CSR)
Trafford
Northern
Manchester to Liverpool Line
 1934[15] E 2 53,530 57,780 6,216 26,166
Cheadle Hulme (CHU) Stockport
Northern
Stafford to Manchester Line
 1845*[17] D 4 963,034 908,988 139,174 489,564
Clifton
(CLI) 		Salford
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1847[15] F2 2 282 282 128 140
Daisy Hill (DSY) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1888[15] E 2 285,946 309,608 50,132 149,930
Davenport
(DVN) 		Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1858[14] E 2 338,124 349,314 68,610 215,242
Deansgate (DGT) Manchester
Northern
TransPennine North West
 1849[14] D 2 + 3 Metrolink 456,140 1,323,150 213,194 804,664
Denton (DTN) Tameside
Northern
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
 1851[15] F2 2 46 92 12 50
East Didsbury (EDY) Manchester
Northern
Styal Line
 1909[14] E 2 282,102 295,542 46,424 184,964
Eccles (ECC) Salford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1830[15] E 2 158,616 197,418 51,670 165,256
Fairfield
(FRF) 		Tameside
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1841[14] F2 2 41,296 43,316 3,906 14,026
Farnworth (FNW) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1838[15] E 2 46,380 59,228 17,610 43,744
Flixton (FLI) Trafford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1873[15] E 2 144,338 146,174 25,754 75,970
Flowery Field (FLF) Tameside
Northern
Glossop Line
 1985[16] F2 2 274,162 253,172 66,500 162,868
Gathurst (GST) Wigan
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1855[15] F1 2 94,320 106,722 14,426 71,014
Gatley (GTY) Stockport
Northern
Styal Line
 1909[14] E 2 349,700 338,626 66,656 252,240
Godley (GDL) Tameside
Northern
Glossop Line
 1986[18] F2 2 107,450 107,788 23,142 63,618
Gorton (GTO) Manchester
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1842[14] E 2 122,648 126,092 24,368 51,966
Greenfield (GNF) Oldham
Northern
Huddersfield Line
 1849[15] E 2 398,628 432,830 84,746 278,922
Guide Bridge (GUI) Tameside
Northern
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
 1846[14] E 2 382,542 386,422 75,418 204,036
Hag Fold (HGF) Wigan
Northern
Manchester-Southport Line
 1987[16] E 2 44,888 48,138 15,112 46,894
Hale (HAL) Trafford
Northern
Mid-Cheshire Line
 1862[14] E 2 144,486 141,202 29,880 85,142
Hall i' th' Wood (HID) Bolton
Northern
Ribble Valley Line
 1986[16] F2 2 177,182 214,064 53,150 108,286
Hattersley (HTY) Tameside
Northern
Glossop Line
 1978[18] E 2 111,354 110,646 25,572 69,128
Hazel Grove (HAZ) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1857[15] D 2 801,594 729,850 107,026 360,046
Heald Green (HDG) Stockport
Northern
TransPennine North West
 1909[14] E 2 513,342 481,562 84,318 265,030
Heaton Chapel (HTC) Stockport
Northern
Stafford to Manchester Line
 1852[15] E 2 849,320 827,926 123,484 412,582
Hindley (HIN) Wigan
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1848[15] E 2 294,844 340,104 71,492 206,002
Horwich Parkway (HWI) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1999[14] F1 2 579,980 673,470 103,876 390,384
Humphrey Park (HUP) Trafford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1984[19] F2 2 30,960 29,778 4,422 15,544
Hyde Central (HYC) Tameside
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1858[14] F1 2 108,708 116,178 12,552 51,082
Hyde North (HYT) Tameside
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1862[14] F2 2 48,836 53,358 7,608 20,220
Ince
(INC) 		Wigan
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1863[15] F2 2 20,856 27,928 9,618 19,712
Irlam (IRL) Salford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1893[15] F1 2 358,312 359,522 81,978 215,386
Kearsley (KSL) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1838[15] F2 2 40,152 51,448 12,940 40,976
Levenshulme (LVM) Manchester
Northern
Stafford to Manchester Line
 1843[14] E 2 530,462 541,642 140,462 383,738
Littleborough (LTL) Rochdale
Northern
Caldervale Line
 1839[14] F2 2 466,526 483,066 84,514 259,146
Lostock (LOT) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1988[16] E 2 237,272 279,570 47,064 143,826
Manchester Airport
(MIA) 		Manchester TransPennine Express
TransPennine North West
 1993[16] B 4 + 2 Metrolink 5,707,542 5,747,042 545,790 2,174,396
Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) Manchester
Northern
TransPennine North West
 1849[14] C1 5 9,301,496 6,366,296 1,025,778 3,871,624
Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) Manchester Network Rail
Welsh Marches Line
West Coast Main Line
 1842[14] A 14 + 2 Metrolink 30,132,552 32,198,704 5,188,066 19,581,442
Manchester Victoria (MCV) Manchester
Northern
Ribble Valley Line
 1844[14] B 6 + 4 Metrolink 8,914,376 9,570,816 1,542,112 5,820,432
Marple (MPL) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1862[14] D 2 511,900 498,468 82,382 263,600
Mauldeth Road (MAU) Manchester
Northern
Styal Line
 1909[14] D 2 349,738 305,762 68,552 203,392
Middlewood (MDL) Stockport
Northern
Buxton Line
 1879[15] F2 2 32,386 30,876 7,784 21,116
Mills Hill (MIH) Rochdale
Northern
Caldervale Line
 1985[16][d] F1 2 328,616 338,650 63,700 189,840
Moorside (MSD) Salford
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1888[15] E 2 31,590 35,122 7,738 28,366
Moses Gate (MSS) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Preston Line
 1838[15] F2 2 24,308 33,636 13,916 31,460
Mossley (MSL) Tameside
Northern
Huddersfield Line
 1849[15] E 2 336,906 327,738 76,552 237,100
Moston (MSO) Manchester
Northern
Caldervale Line
 1872[14] F2 2 70,464 88,612 27,374 54,432
Navigation Road (NVR) Trafford
Northern
Mid-Cheshire Line
 1931[14] F2 1[e] 100,396 105,708 21,166 57,620
Newton for Hyde (NWN) Tameside
Northern
Glossop Line
 1841[14] E 2 219,478 210,344 47,768 112,776
Orrell (ORR) Wigan
Northern
Kirkby Branch Line
 1848[15] F1 2 92,888 96,894 20,324 73,454
Patricroft (PAT) Salford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1830[15] F2 2 106,996 117,362 26,236 85,766
Pemberton (PEM) Wigan
Northern
Kirkby Branch Line
 1848[15] F2 2 72,028 68,988 14,802 40,790
Reddish North (RDN) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1875[14] E 2 226,612 242,326 55,858 144,782
Reddish South (RDS) Stockport
Northern
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
 1859[15] F2 1 60 158 18 108
Rochdale (RCD) Rochdale
Northern
Caldervale Line
 1839[14] C2 3 + 2 Metrolink 1,487,760 1,575,222 392,114 1,157,474
Romiley (RML) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1862[14] E 2 382,384 394,352 70,290 206,562
Rose Hill Marple (RSH) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1869[14] E 1 210,904 215,270 26,124 83,720
Ryder Brow (RRB) Manchester
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1985[16] F2 2 31,368 32,794 7,638 16,476
Salford Central (SFD) Salford
Northern
Ribble Valley Line
 1838[14] E 2 772,844 1,028,446 136,876 463,572
Salford Crescent (SLD) Salford
Northern
TransPennine North West
 1987[16] C2 2 1,288,058 1,441,774 319,928 955,736
Smithy Bridge (SMB) Rochdale
Northern
Caldervale Line
 1985[16] F1 2 197,834 205,222 50,430 123,874
Stalybridge (SYB) Tameside TransPennine Express
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
 1845[14] D 5 1,244,122 1,219,638 264,148 666,170
Stockport (SPT) Stockport Avanti West Coast
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
West Coast Main Line
 1843[14] B 6 4,437,070 4,305,068 913,096 2,786,214
Strines (SRN) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1866 F2 2 27,710 22,186 3,720 14,972
Swinton
(SNN) 		Salford
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1887[15] E 2 125,480 142,280 37,350 115,494
Trafford Park (TRA) Trafford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1904[15] F1 2 46,340 49,220 9,826 31,320
Urmston (URM) Trafford
Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Lines
 1873[15] E 2 409,472 413,118 81,628 255,456
Walkden (WKD) Salford
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1888[14] E 2 301,570 374,288 70,630 216,630
Westhoughton (WHG) Bolton
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1848[15] F1 2 176,386 199,434 55,874 164,848
Wigan North Western (WGN) Wigan Avanti West Coast Blackpool to Liverpool Line
Liverpool to Wigan Line
West Coast Main Line
 1838[14] B 6 1,683,184 1,604,012 386,422 1,168,204
Wigan Wallgate (WGW) Wigan
Northern
Manchester to Southport Line
 1896[14] D 3 1,551,286 1,478,316 356,140 1,076,662
Woodley (WLY) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1862[15] F2 2 78,852 87,502 10,082 40,892
Woodsmoor (WSR) Stockport
Northern
Hope Valley Line
 1990[16] E 2 310,608 302,204 64,220 169,262

See also

Footnotes

a The total of 98 given at www.gmpte.com excludes Reddish South and Denton, which have one service per week, but includes Dean Lane, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham Werneth, Oldham Mumps, Derker, Shaw and Crompton, New Hey and Milnrow, which closed on 3 October 2009.
b Of the stations on the East Lancashire Railway operational as of the 2015 season, three (Bury Bolton Street, Heywood and Summerseat) are located within Greater Manchester.[20]
c Two other platforms are used by Manchester Metrolink services.[21][22]
d Originally opened in 1839 and closed in 1842. Reopened 25 March 1985 on the same site.[16]
e One other platform is used by Metrolink services.[23]

References

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  21. ^ "Station Facilities for Altrincham". National Rail Enquiries website. ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
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