Chelford railway station

Not to be confused with Shelford railway station.

Chelford
265px Chelford railway station
Location
Place	Chelford
Local authority	Cheshire East
Grid reference	SJ814749
Operations
Station code	CEL
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	21,847
2005/06	19,952
2006/07	16,750
2007/08	28,019
2008/09	28,824
2009/10	28,776
2010/11	29,834
2011/12	31,288
2012/13	32,804
2013/14	32,368
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chelford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Chelford railway station serves the village of Chelford in Cheshire, England. The station is 14¼ miles (23 km) north of Crewe on the Manchester-Crewe Line.

1894 rail crash

On 22 December 1894 a strong wind blew a high-sided freight wagon into violent contact with other wagons, causing one to overturn and block the main line. An express train between London and Manchester collided with the wagon. 14 people were killed, and 48 injured.

Main article: Chelford rail accident

Services

Following the timetable changes in December 2008 there exists an hourly service southbound to Crewe and northbound to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport. Services to Manchester via Manchester Airport run 'semi-fast' and skip the station, with a certain number of services to Manchester via Manchester Airport calling here. Services are operated by Northern Rail.

Since the timetable change, peak time services have seen a few changes. The 08.19 service to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport no longer calls at Chelford, instead being retimed to depart from Crewe at 07.55 rather than 08,00 and then it runs 'semi-fast', skipping Goostrey and Chelford and calling at Alderley Edge at 08.15. Evening peak services have also been changed with the additional peak 15.33 and 17.33 departures from Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport being slightly retimed and these two services no longer calling at Chelford and Goostrey.

The December 2008 timetable also saw the introduction of a regular 2-hourly Sunday service to Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe.

External links

• Train times and station information for Chelford railway station from National Rail
• Article includes information on the rail accident, including a photograph
• Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Goostrey		Northern Rail Crewe-Manchester Line		Alderley Edge