Poynton railway station
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Poynton railway station serves the town of Poynton
in Cheshire
, England
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The station has listed building status because it was built in 1887.
It has been adopted by Brookside Garden Centre who maintain the garden.
The station is staffed between the hours of 06:30 and 13:00 Monday to Friday, 07:30 and 14:00 on Saturdays and is unstaffed on Sundays. Tickets must be purchased from the ticket office during these time as failure to do so could result in prosecution.
The station is subjected to regular vandalism. The station's toilets, bike shed and Manchester-bound waiting room are no longer open to the public. The station is painted in First North Western colours, the colours of the previous train operator which are very similar to and have now been adopted by Northern Rail.
The station's footbridge, both roofs and Manchester-bound platform waiting room were refurbished in Spring 2011.
Trains towards Stoke on Trent generally depart Poynton at xx08 (Monday to Saturday) with an additional evening peak service at 17.38 (Monday to Friday only). The last two services in an evening terminate at Macclesfield.
Trains towards Manchester Piccadilly arrive into Poynton at xx30,and depart at xx:31 Mondays to Saturdays, however services before 09.30 are significantly different (Monday to Friday) with departures at 06.33, 07.04, 07.29, 07.51, 08.15 and 08.30.
Northbound services towards Manchester Piccadilly generally call at Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme whereas Southbound services do not.
There are three afternoon/evening services in each direction on Sundays.
to increase the level of service on Sundays to hourly in the medium to long-term future. With this is mind, Northern has investigated the business case for a limited increase in Sunday services as far as Macclesfield, however it has been determined that this or an hourly service will have significant cost attached to it, therefore Northern tasked with looking at retiming the current services to make them more attractive for shopping traffic. The two stakeholders have continued to work towards additional enhancements for possible implementation at or beyond December 2011 and as a result of this, Northern are now bidding for the extra Timetable slots required for the additional services and Cheshire East Council have agreed to fund 39% of the service, subject to approval by GMITA Members.
Poynton
Poynton is a town within the civil parish of Poynton-with-Worth, and the unitary authority area of Cheshire East, England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of the county of Cheshire. Poynton is located at the eastern most fringe of the Cheshire Plain, north of Macclesfield, south of Stockport...
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
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The station has listed building status because it was built in 1887.
It has been adopted by Brookside Garden Centre who maintain the garden.
The station is staffed between the hours of 06:30 and 13:00 Monday to Friday, 07:30 and 14:00 on Saturdays and is unstaffed on Sundays. Tickets must be purchased from the ticket office during these time as failure to do so could result in prosecution.
The station is subjected to regular vandalism. The station's toilets, bike shed and Manchester-bound waiting room are no longer open to the public. The station is painted in First North Western colours, the colours of the previous train operator which are very similar to and have now been adopted by Northern Rail.
The station's footbridge, both roofs and Manchester-bound platform waiting room were refurbished in Spring 2011.
Best Station Award
The station won the award for best kept station in Cheshire for 2007. This was due to the work and dedication of Brookside Garden Centre and the Stations part-time Ticket Agent Glynn Owen née Derbeyshire who lives locally.Service pattern
Northern Rail operate an hourly service to Stoke on Trent southbound and Manchester Piccadilly northbound. Some early morning/late night services originate/terminate at Macclesfield.Trains towards Stoke on Trent generally depart Poynton at xx08 (Monday to Saturday) with an additional evening peak service at 17.38 (Monday to Friday only). The last two services in an evening terminate at Macclesfield.
Trains towards Manchester Piccadilly arrive into Poynton at xx30,and depart at xx:31 Mondays to Saturdays, however services before 09.30 are significantly different (Monday to Friday) with departures at 06.33, 07.04, 07.29, 07.51, 08.15 and 08.30.
Northbound services towards Manchester Piccadilly generally call at Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme whereas Southbound services do not.
There are three afternoon/evening services in each direction on Sundays.
Future enhancements
GMITA has stated their intention to the train operator NorthernNorthern
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to increase the level of service on Sundays to hourly in the medium to long-term future. With this is mind, Northern has investigated the business case for a limited increase in Sunday services as far as Macclesfield, however it has been determined that this or an hourly service will have significant cost attached to it, therefore Northern tasked with looking at retiming the current services to make them more attractive for shopping traffic. The two stakeholders have continued to work towards additional enhancements for possible implementation at or beyond December 2011 and as a result of this, Northern are now bidding for the extra Timetable slots required for the additional services and Cheshire East Council have agreed to fund 39% of the service, subject to approval by GMITA Members.