Chelford railway station serves the village of

Chelford Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England; it includes the hamlet of Astle. It lies six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford. The village forms part of the Tatton parliamentary constit ...

, in

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, England. It is a stop on the

Crewe to Manchester Line Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 55,318 and the built-up area had a population of 74,120. Crewe is perhaps best kno ...

, sited north of

Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the parish had a population of 55,318 and the built-up area had a population of 74,120. ...

History

Chelford railway station was opened by the

Manchester and Birmingham Railway The Manchester and Birmingham Railway (M&BR) was built between Manchester and Crewe and opened in stages from 1840. Between Crewe and Birmingham, trains were worked by the Grand Junction Railway. The M&BR was merged into the London and North W ...

on 10 May 1842. It had its own engine shed, however this was demolished around 1880. Following the formation of

British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Comm ...

ways in 1948, services were operated by the

London Midland region The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways (BR), and initially consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England, Wales and Northern Irelan ...

. The station was rebuilt in 1960 by the architect to the London Midland section of British Rail,

William Robert Headley William Robert Headley was an architect who is best known for his modernist railway stations for the London Midland Region of British Railways in the early 1960s. Headley joined the railway service in 1947, achieved his diploma of the Architect ...

. On 4 May 1970, the goods yard was closed.

Rail crash in 1894

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, travelling between and Manchester London Road, collided with the wagon; 14 people were killed and 48 were injured.

Services

Northern Trains Northern Trains, Trade name, trading as Northern, is a British train operating company that operates Commuter rail, commuter and Inter-city rail, medium-distance intercity services in the North of England. It is owned by DfT Operator for the Dep ...

provides an hourly service in each direction between , and .

References

Citations

Sources

External links

Article includes information on the rail accident, including a photograph

Crewe-Manchester Community Rail Partnership
Railway stations in Cheshire DfT Category F2 stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Railway stations served by Northern 1842 establishments in England William Robert Headley railway stations {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub