Woodsmoor railway station

Woodsmoor
Location
Place	Woodsmoor
Local authority	Stockport
Grid reference	SJ906877
Operations
Station code	WSR
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	84,061
2005/06	98,185
2006/07	105,182
2007/08	113,923
2008/09	142,858
2009/10	148,902
2010/11	173,702
2011/12	179,208
2012/13	187,182
2013/14	208,856
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
History
Key dates	Opened October 1990 (October 1990)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Woodsmoor from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Woodsmoor railway station is on the Buxton Line in Woodsmoor, a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It was opened by British Rail in 1990.

The station is ½ mile (800 m) from Stepping Hill Hospital.

Service

A half-hourly service operates towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Hazel Grove southbound Monday - Saturday daytime, with one train per hour continuing to Buxton (with extras at peak times). One daytime northbound service each hour continues through to Bolton and Preston. During the evenings the service frequency drops to hourly each way (to Buxton and Manchester). There is also an hourly frequency in place on Sundays, with a few additional services between Preston and Hazel Grove.

External links

• Train times and station information for Woodsmoor railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Hazel Grove		Northern Rail Hope Valley Line		Davenport
		Northern Rail Buxton Line