Stafford to Manchester Line

Stafford to Manchester Line
Stafford-Manchester Line
Overview
Locale Cheshire
Greater Manchester
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
West Midlands (region)
North West England
Operation
Opened 1848
Owner Network Rail
Technical
Track gauge Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
[v · d · e]Stafford-Manchester Line
Legend
Head station
Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Metrolink
Continuation to left Junction from right
Junction to left Continuation to right
Unknown BSicon "eBHF"
Longsight
Small bridge
A6 road
Continuation to left Junction to right
Station on track
Levenshulme
Continuation to left Unknown BSicon "KRZo" Continuation to right
Station on track
Heaton Chapel
Junction from left Continuation to right
Unknown BSicon "AKRZ-UKo"
M60 motorway
Station on track
Stockport
Continuation to left Junction to right
Junction to left Continuation to right
Continuation to left Unknown BSicon "KRZo" Continuation to right
Station on track
Cheadle Hulme
Continuation to left Junction to right
Station on track
Bramhall
Station on track
Poynton
Station on track
Adlington (Cheshire)
Station on track
Prestbury
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Macclesfield Hibel Road
Enter and exit tunnel
Hibel Road Tunnel (343yds)
Unknown BSicon "eABZrg" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Station on track
Macclesfield
Unknown BSicon "eBHF"
North Rode
Unknown BSicon "eABZlf" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Unknown BSicon "ekABZgl"
Unknown BSicon "exKBHFl" Unknown BSicon "ekKRZoxl" Unknown BSicon "exkABZql" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Station on track
Congleton
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Mow Cop and Scholar Green
Continuation to left Unknown BSicon "ABZgxl+r" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Crewe-Derby Line and Potteries Loop Line
Station on track
Kidsgrove
Enter and exit tunnel
Harecastle North Tunnel (130yds)
Enter and exit tunnel
Harecastle South Tunnel (1mile 6yds)
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Chatterley
Station on track
Longport
Unknown BSicon "eABZrg" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Potteries Loop Line
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Etruria
Unknown BSicon "exCONTr" Unknown BSicon "eABZlg"
Station on track
Stoke-on-Trent
Unknown BSicon "eABZlf" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
to Cauldon Low, Leek and Oakamoor
Junction to left Continuation to right
Crewe-Derby Line to Derby
Underbridge
A50 road
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Whieldon Road
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Mount Pleasant Halt
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Sideway Halt
Unknown BSicon "eBHF"
Trentham
Unknown BSicon "exCONTr" Unknown BSicon "eABZrf"
Unknown BSicon "xpBHF"
Wedgwood
Unknown BSicon "xpBHF"
Barlaston
Junction to left Continuation to right
Station on track
Stone
Unknown BSicon "AKRZ-UKu"
M6 motorway
Continuation to left Junction from right
Unknown BSicon "xpBHF"
Norton Bridge
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Great Bridgeford
Unknown BSicon "exCONTr" Unknown BSicon "eABZdg" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Station on track
Stafford
Junction to left Continuation to right
Continuation forward

The Stafford to Manchester Line is a branch of the West Coast Main Line (Network Rail Route 18) serving Stafford, Norton Bridge, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Congleton, Macclesfield, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport and Manchester.

Virgin Trains operate inter-city services between London Euston via the Colwich spur to Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly. CrossCountry services operate from Birmingham New Street (Route 17) via Stafford also to Stoke-on-Trent and principal stations to Manchester Piccadilly. Between Cheadle Hulme (where it joins the Crewe to Manchester Line) and Manchester, the line forms part of Network Rail Route 20. Local services between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent (calling at Stone) are operated by London Midland, as part of the London-Crewe service started in December 2008. Between 2004 and 2008 there was no stopping service on the route, with a replacement bus service taking its place. Frequent local services between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester are operated by Northern Rail. The Derby to Crewe Line operated by East Midland Trains shares the Stafford to Manchester Line between Stoke-on-Trent and Kidsgrove.

History

The line was completed in 1848 and incorporated the main line of the North Staffordshire Railway from the junction with the London and North Western Railway at Norton Bridge via its principal station at Stoke-on-Trent to Macclesfield where it made a running junction again with the LNWR, which had its own station at Macclesfield (Hibel Road), which was closed by British Rail. The North Staffordshire Railway became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

The line was electrified at 25 kV AC, using overhead wires under the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan.


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