Heaton Chapel railway station

Heaton Chapel railway station serves the Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor districts of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport. It opened as Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor in 1852 by the London & North Western Railway. It was renamed Heaton Chapel by British Rail on 6 May 1974.[1]

Heaton Chapel
General information
LocationHeaton Moor Road, Heaton Chapel
England
Grid referenceSJ881921
Owned byNetwork Rail
Operated byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityTransport for Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsNorthern Trains
Other information
Station codeHTC
ClassificationDfT category E
Websitewww.nationalrail.co.uk
History
Opened1852
Electrified1960
Previous namesHeaton Chapel & Heaton Moor
Pre-groupingLNWR
Pre-nationalisationLMS
Passengers
2016/17 0.837 million
2017/18 0.835 million
2018/19 0.849 million
2019/20 0.828 million
2020/21 0.123 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

Services

As at July 2021, Heaton Chapel is served by Northern Trains services from Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Alderley Edge, Buxton and Hazel Grove to Manchester Piccadilly, Southport and Blackpool North.[2]

The station has a ticket office, which is closed at weekends. When this is closed, access to the Manchester-bound platform is only possible via a ramp from Tatton Road South.[3]

In May 2016, the roof collapsed onto the stairs of the Manchester-bound platform.[4] This resulted in the stairs being closed on both platforms, leaving access only via long ramps to the platforms. The roof has now been repaired and reinstated.

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Crewe-Manchester Line
Northern Trains
Stafford-Manchester Line
Northern Trains
Northern Trains
Mid-Cheshire Line

References
  1. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Stations renamed by LMR". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 120, no. 879. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. p. 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. Services calling at Heaton Chapel on 21 July 2021 Real Train Times
  3. "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Heaton Chapel". Nationalrail.co.uk. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. "In pictures: Rotten roof caves in at Heaton Chapel train station in Stockport". Manchester Evening News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 96-100. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.

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