Brinnington railway station explained

Brinnington
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Brinnington, Stockport
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Code:BNT
Classification:DfT category E
Transit Authority:Greater Manchester
Opened:12 December 1977
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brinnington railway station serves Brinnington in the eastern part of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between and .

History

It is a relatively new station, opened on 12 December 1977[1] by British Rail. The line was built originally by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875 between and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly station).

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office at street level, which is opened through the day on weekdays (06:30-20:50) and on Saturdays until early afternoon (07:20-14:25). Outside these times, tickets must be bought from the ticket machine or a promise to pay obtained.

Platform-level amenities are limited to waiting shelters, timetable posters, digital CIS displays and bench seating. Automated train announcements are also provided.

Access to the platforms is via footbridge and inclined ramps - these have steps, but can be negotiated by wheelchair users with assistance.[2]

The station is also home to Brinnington Station Swap Shop – a community hub where people can leave unwanted items and take items they need all free of charge.[3]

Service

The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.

External links

53.4319°N -2.1341°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alan Bevan . Railway Development Society . A—Z of Rail Reopenings . 1998 . Warwick Printing Company . Warwick . 0-901283-13-4 .
  2. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/BNT/details.html Brinnington station facilities
  3. Web site: Vicky Carter . Melanie Stewart-Smith . Surya Elango . Brinnington: The station swap shop tackling anti-social behaviour . BBC . 3 October 2023 . 6 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern . Northern Railway . 10 December 2023 . 26 April 2024 .