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.

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Direct trains from Handforth

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Alderley Edge676617
Cheadle Hulme676617
Heaton Chapel67662
Levenshulme67661
Manchester Piccadilly676617
Stockport676617
Wilmslow676617
Chelford363616
Crewe363617
Goostrey363616
Holmes Chapel363616
Sandbach363617

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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.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Handforth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.