Urmston railway station
General information | |
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Location | Urmston, Trafford England |
Coordinates | 53°26′54″N 2°21′13″W / 53.4483°N 2.3536°W |
Grid reference | SJ766946 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | URM |
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 | 0.409 million |
2019/20 | 0.413 million |
2020/21 | 81,628 |
2021/22 | 0.255 million |
2022/23 | 0.275 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Urmston railway station is a railway station serving the town of
History
The station was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee on 2 September 1873.[1]
Facilities
A new building on the Manchester-bound platform houses the ticket office and a waiting room. The main station building on the Liverpool-bound platform was disused for many years in the 1990s, but was re-opened as a pub/restaurant in June 2008. The station is staffed part-time (06:15 to 12:45 weekdays, 07:00 to 13:30 Saturdays, closed Sundays) - outside these times, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. Train running details are provided by telephone, automated announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[2]
Services
Urmston has one local (
Only the Northern local service calls here on Sundays, hourly in each direction.
References
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Urmston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 12 December 2016
- ^ Table 86 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for Urmston railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Chassen Road Flixton on Sundays |
Manchester to Liverpool Line
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Humphrey Park Deansgate on Sundays | ||
Irlam | South TransPennine
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Manchester Oxford Road |