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'''Gatley railway station''' is on the [[Styal Line]] between Slade Lane Junction in [[Longsight]], [[Manchester]] and [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]]. Opened by the [[London & North Western Railway]] in 1909, it was known as '''Gatley for Cheadle''' before being renamed Gatley on 6 May 1974.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-first=J.N. |editor1-last=Slater |date=July 1974 |title=Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR |journal=[[The Railway Magazine|Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=879 |publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd |location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=363 }}</ref> It serves [[Gatley]], a commuter suburb in [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]]. The station is operated by [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]].
'''Gatley railway station''' is on the [[Styal Line]] between Slade Lane Junction in [[Longsight]], [[Manchester]] and [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]]. Opened by the [[London & North Western Railway]] in 1909, it was known as '''Gatley for Cheadle''' before being renamed Gatley on 6 May 1974.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-first=J.N. |editor1-last=Slater |date=July 1974 |title=Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR |journal=[[The Railway Magazine|Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=879 |publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd |location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=363 }}</ref> It serves [[Gatley]], a commuter suburb in [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]]. The station is operated by [[Northern Trains]].


[[File:Gatley railway station, under construction 1908.png|thumb|left|Gatley railway station, under construction in 1908]]
[[File:Gatley railway station, under construction 1908.png|thumb|left|Gatley railway station, under construction in 1908]]

Revision as of 23:54, 10 March 2020

Gatley
General information
LocationStockport
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGTY
Key dates
1909Opened

Gatley railway station is on the Styal Line between Slade Lane Junction in Longsight, Manchester and Wilmslow, Cheshire. Opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1909, it was known as Gatley for Cheadle before being renamed Gatley on 6 May 1974.[1] It serves Gatley, a commuter suburb in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The station is operated by Northern Trains.

Gatley railway station, under construction in 1908

The station is on the A560 Gatley Road and has a car park. The ticket office and waiting room, on the Manchester-bound platform, are only open in the morning. In 2018, Northern introduced ticket machines which are on the northbound platform and at the bottom of the ramp for the southbound platform.

The station re-opened on 28 January 2007 after reconstruction of the platforms and work to replace the ramp access to them. 2010 saw the installation of electronic train service information screens on each platform.

Services

Historical

When the Styal line was electrified in 1960, there was half-hourly electric service (Monday - Saturday) between Manchester Oxford Road and Alderley Edge operated by AM4 (Class 304) EMUs. Services were extended to Altrincham when the M&SJR was re-electrified at 25 kV AC in 1971, and operated in this way until the line between Altrincham and Cornbrook Junction was transferred to Manchester Metrolink in 1990.

When Manchester Airport railway station opened in 1993, the Monday to Saturday service pattern was 2 trains per hour to Manchester Piccadilly. 2 trains per hour operated in the opposite direction - one to Manchester Airport and the other continued onto Crewe until 17:00, then terminated at Wilmslow in the evening. Sunday services consisted of 1 train per hour to Manchester Airport, with one service every 2 hours continuing to Alderley Edge and 1 train an hour to Manchester Piccadilly.

Present

The current Monday to Saturday service is a roughly half hourly service to Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly, with one southbound train per hour continuing to Crewe via Wilmslow. Northbound services continue to Liverpool Lime Street or Redcar Central via Manchester Victoria. At peak times and late evenings, some services between Liverpool Lime Street/Blackpool North and Manchester Airport call. [2]

On Sundays, Gatley is served by one train per hour in each direction to Wilmslow via Manchester Airport, and Liverpool Lime Street via Manchester Piccadilly. In addition to this, services between Redcar Central - Manchester Airport services operate from late morning.

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References

  1. ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. ^ Table 85 National Rail timetable, Dec 2019

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