Handforth railway station
You can reach 12 stations directly from Handforth on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Alderley Edge, with 67 trains a day.
Direct trains from Handforth
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Edge | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Heaton Chapel | 67 | 66 | 2 |
| Levenshulme | 67 | 66 | 1 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Stockport | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Wilmslow | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Chelford | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| Crewe | 36 | 36 | 17 |
| Goostrey | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| Holmes Chapel | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| Sandbach | 36 | 36 | 17 |
How busy Handforth is
333,294 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,108th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Handforth and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 132,106 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Styal 1.1 miles
- Wilmslow 1.4 miles
- Heald Green 1.8 miles
- Cheadle Hulme 2.3 miles
- Bramhall 2.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Handforth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Cheadle railway station (M&BR) · 2.0 miles
- Cheadle · 3.4 miles
- Manchester Interchange · 3.7 miles
- Cheadle North · 3.8 miles
- Cheadle Heath · 3.9 miles
- Northenden · 4.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.