Goostrey
National Rail
General information
LocationGoostrey, Cheshire East
England
Grid referenceSJ783695
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGTR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 September 1891[1]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 42,266
2019/20Increase 44,250
2020/21Decrease 6,562
2021/22Increase 24,182
2022/23Increase 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 on the Crewe to Manchester Line 10½ miles (16 km) north east of Crewe.

History

The line was built by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company and completed on 10 August 1842. Goostrey station was added by the London & North Western Railway Company, opening on 1 September 1891. In a 1971 photo a keystone on the platform at the foot of a mast had 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

There is generally an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport with a limited number of services a day to Manchester via Manchester Airport (peak hours only).[4]

The May 2018 timetable also saw the introduction of an hourly Sunday service to Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe. Services are operated by Northern.

Friends of Goostrey Station

A Friends Group was founded on 1 May 2012.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Jonhson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three Sockport &Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 64. ISBN 9781399922586.
  2. ↑ "Manchester and Birmingham relic". Railway Magazine. November 1971. p. 613. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bridge at Goostrey Station". Railway Magazine. September 1958. p. 653. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  5. ↑ "Local Information › Local Organisations :: Goostrey Village". www.goostrey.info. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 26-27. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.
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