Goostrey railway station
Goostrey  | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Goostrey, Cheshire East England |
| Grid reference | SJ783695 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GTR |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1891[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  42,266 |
| 2019/20 |  44,250 |
| 2020/21 | 6,562 |
| 2021/22 | 24,182 |
| 2022/23 | 32,370 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Goostrey railway station serves the village of Goostrey in Cheshire, England. The station is located 10½ miles (16 km) north-east of Crewe, on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
History[edit]
The line was built by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company and was completed on 10 August 1842. Goostrey station was added by the London & North Western Railway, opening on 1 September 1891.
A photo of a keystone on the platform, at the foot of a mast, showed the MBR coat of arms and an inscription, MBR 1844 G. W. Buck Engineer.[2] In 1958, it had been removed from the Manchester side of the road bridge at the station, when it was rebuilt to provide clearance for the electric wires; the keystone on the Crewe side showed W. Baker as engineer, but was broken when it was removed.[3]
Service[edit]
Northern Trains provides an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Crewe.[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern |
53°13′23″N 2°19′34″W / 53.223°N 2.326°W
Friends of Goostrey Station[edit]
A Friends Group was founded on 1 May 2012.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Johnson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three: Stockport & Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 64. ISBN 9781399922586.
- ^ "Manchester and Birmingham relic". Railway Magazine. November 1971. p. 613. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Bridge at Goostrey Station". Railway Magazine. September 1958. p. 653. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Information › Local Organisations :: Goostrey Village". www.goostrey.info. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 26-27. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Goostrey railway station from National Rail
- Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
- Official website for the Friends of Goostrey Station
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