Burnage railway station explained

Burnage
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Burnage, Manchester
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Code:BNA
Classification:DfT category E
Opened:1910
Transit Authority:Greater Manchester
Years:1958
Events:Reconstructed
Years2:2007
Events2:Reconstruction of platforms
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Burnage railway station serves the suburb of Burnage in south Manchester, England. It is a stop on the Styal Line between, and . It caters mainly for commuter traffic, with regular services between, Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly.

History

The station was opened in 1910.

The line was electrified at 25 kV AC overhead in 1959, during the modernisation of the line as part of the wider West Coast Main Line electrification programme.

From May 2018, services operated on a 'skip-stop' basis at irregular intervals to increase capacity on the line. As a designated Northern Connect stop, a direct express service to Blackpool North, via, was introduced as part of this timetable change. This was replaced by calls on services between / and running via as part of the December 2019 timetable change.

Facilities

The station has the following facilities:[1]

Services

Northern Trains runs hourly services each way between and, and between and . On Sundays, the stopping service runs hourly between Liverpool Lime Street and .[2]

Further reading

External links

53.4219°N -2.2153°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Burnage . 25 March 2024 . www.nationalrail.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern . Northern Railway . 10 December 2023 . 25 March 2024 .