Adlington railway station (Cheshire)

Adlington (Cheshire)
General information
LocationAdlington, Cheshire East
England
Grid referenceSJ911803
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeADC
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened24 November 1845
Passengers
2019/20 27,278
2020/21 5,114
2021/22 17,284
2022/23 18,782
2023/24 26,046
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Adlington (Cheshire) railway station serves the village of Adlington, in Cheshire, England. It is a stop on the Stafford-Manchester line, a spur of the West Coast Main Line.

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Rail.

Facilities

The station is now unstaffed and there is a ticket machine. A car park is available for railway users.[1]

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Adlington (Cheshire)[2]
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Entries and exits 27,278 5,114 17,284 18,782

Service

Northern Trains operates hourly services in each direction between Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly. There are six trains each way on Sundays.[3]

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly
(Local stopping service)

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Adlington (Cheshire) (ADL) station information". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

Sources

53°19′12″N 2°08′02″W / 53.320°N 2.134°W / 53.320; -2.134