Ardwick railway station in Ardwick, Manchester, England, is about one mile (1.5 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly, in an industrial area of east Manchester. Plans to close the station permanently were scrapped in 2006 due to increasing activity in the area. The station has just one train in each direction calling on Monday to Friday in the winter 2019–20 timetable. These trains have additionally called at the station on Saturdays from May 2018.
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From 1878 to 1902 there was also an Ardwick stop shown on Crewe–Manchester line timetables for collection of Manchester tickets on down trains.[1]
Non-closureEdit
Station entrance
In its draft Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for the North West, Network Rail proposed the closure of Ardwick, but the closure proposals were dropped from the final report published on 1 May 2007. Proposals to close Ardwick and two other stations in Greater Manchester were shelved after residents and passenger groups persuaded Network Rail that long-term development could improve the business case for keeping the stations open.
Ardwick is unstaffed and has a single island platform on the electrified line to Glossop and Hadfield. Access is from a footbridge, with no wheelchair access. It is immediately adjacent to the main Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line, and the two routes join just north of the station. It has a peak-hour-only service of one train inbound from New Mills Central to Manchester in the morning, and one train outbound to Rose Hill Marple in the evening (Monday – Saturday only). The only station from which a direct daily return to Ardwick is possible (without changing) is therefore Romiley, which is called at by both services. The lines passing through the station are all intensively used by non-stop trains and this, coupled with its location in a largely non-residential area, accounts for its infrequent service.
In 2004–2005 financial year only 285 passengers used the station, or fewer than one per day, increasing to 358 in 2005–2006. More recently, passenger numbers have increased to a little under 1000 per year, even with the skeleton service provided.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 18. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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Not to be confused with Adwick railway station Ardwick railway station in Ardwick Manchester England is about one mile 1 5 km south east of Manchester Piccadilly in an industrial area of east Manchester Plans to close the station permanently were scrapped in 2006 due to increasing activity in the area The station has just one train in each direction calling on Monday to Friday in the winter 2019 20 timetable These trains have additionally called at the station on Saturdays from May 2018 ArdwickClass 142 passing Ardwick stationGeneral informationLocationArdwick ManchesterEnglandCoordinates53 28 16 N 2 12 47 W 53 47111 N 2 21306 W 53 47111 2 21306Grid referenceSJ858972Managed byNorthern TrainsTransit authorityTransport for Greater ManchesterPlatforms2Other informationStation codeADKClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companySheffield Ashton under Lyne and Manchester RailwayPre groupingGreat Central RailwayPost groupingLondon amp North Eastern RailwayKey datesNovember 1842 1842 11 Station openedPassengers2017 188822018 191 2382019 201 5202020 212382021 22404NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 History 1 1 Non closure 2 Services 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Ardwick railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 It was opened by the Sheffield Ashton Under Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842 and became part of the Manchester Sheffield amp Lincolnshire Railway during mergers in 1847 That company changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 The station became a junction between the London Midland amp Scottish Railway and the London amp North Eastern Railway under the Grouping of 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s the station was served by Regional Railways under arrangement with the Greater Manchester PTE until the privatisation of British Rail Ardwick rail depot opened 2006 for the Class 185 DMU fleet is a short distance to the east From 1878 to 1902 there was also an Ardwick stop shown on Crewe Manchester line timetables for collection of Manchester tickets on down trains 1 Non closure Edit nbsp Station entranceIn its draft Route Utilisation Strategy RUS for the North West Network Rail proposed the closure of Ardwick but the closure proposals were dropped from the final report published on 1 May 2007 Proposals to close Ardwick and two other stations in Greater Manchester were shelved after residents and passenger groups persuaded Network Rail that long term development could improve the business case for keeping the stations open Ardwick is unstaffed and has a single island platform on the electrified line to Glossop and Hadfield Access is from a footbridge with no wheelchair access It is immediately adjacent to the main Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line and the two routes join just north of the station It has a peak hour only service of one train inbound from New Mills Central to Manchester in the morning and one train outbound to Rose Hill Marple in the evening Monday Saturday only The only station from which a direct daily return to Ardwick is possible without changing is therefore Romiley which is called at by both services The lines passing through the station are all intensively used by non stop trains and this coupled with its location in a largely non residential area accounts for its infrequent service In 2004 2005 financial year only 285 passengers used the station or fewer than one per day increasing to 358 in 2005 2006 More recently passenger numbers have increased to a little under 1000 per year even with the skeleton service provided Services EditNorthern Trains operate 2 trains on Mondays to Fridays one train in each direction the 16 54 Manchester Piccadilly to New Mills Central and the 06 37 Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly On Saturdays only the 06 37 service to Manchester Piccadilly runs There is no service on a Sunday 2 Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationAshburysNorthern Trains Hope Valley lineLimited ServicesManchester PiccadillyNotes Edit The Manchester to Crewe line 1 The Railway Magazine September 1960 p 608 Timetables Northern Trains References EditButt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd p 18 ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Jowett Alan 2000 Jowett s Nationalised Railway Atlas 1st ed Penryn Cornwall Atlantic Transport Publishers ISBN 978 0 906899 99 1 OCLC 228266687 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ardwick railway station Train times and station information for Ardwick 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