Holmes Chapel railway station
Encyclopedia
Holmes Chapel railway station serves the town of Holmes Chapel
in Cheshire
, England
. The station is 14 km (8½ miles) north east of Crewe
on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
and the other via Manchester Airport
. There is an hourly service during the evening in each direction via Stockport.
On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction (via Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly northbound.) Services are operated by Northern Rail
.
There is a Book Club in the station waiting room, which features over 300 books.
Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Until 1974 the parish was known as Church Hulme.At the 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 5,669...
in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is 14 km (8½ miles) north east of Crewe
Crewe railway station
Crewe railway station was completed in 1837 and is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. Built in fields near to Crewe Hall, it originally served the village of Crewe with a population of just 70 residents...
on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
Service
During the daytime on Monday to Saturday there are two trains per hour to Crewe southbound and two per hour to Manchester Piccadilly northbound. One journey goes via StockportStockport railway station
Stockport railway station is in Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly station on the West Coast Main Line from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. It was opened on 15 February 1843 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, following completion of the large...
and the other via Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport railway station
Manchester Airport railway station is the railway station that serves Manchester Airport and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993.- Description:...
. There is an hourly service during the evening in each direction via Stockport.
On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction (via Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly northbound.) Services are operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
.
There is a Book Club in the station waiting room, which features over 300 books.