Congleton railway station
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Congleton railway station is a mainline station serving the Cheshire market town of Congleton. It lies on the Stafford-Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom.
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General information | |||||
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Location | Congleton, Cheshire East England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ872623 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Line(s) | Stafford-Manchester | ||||
Platforms | Formerly 3[1][2] [3] 2 in use[1][2] | ||||
Train operators | Northern Trains[nb 1] | ||||
Construction | |||||
Architectural style | Pseude-Tudor (When built)[4] Utilitarian (Rebuild)[4] | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CNG[5] | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 9 October 1848; 175 years ago (1848-10-09)[6][7] | ||||
Rebuilt | 1966; 58 years ago (1966)[8] | ||||
Electrified | 1967; 57 years ago (1967)[2] | ||||
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway[2] | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway[9] | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1870 | Signal box built[7] | ||||
1 June 1864 | Biddulph Valley Line passenger services commenced[10] | ||||
1892 | Footbridge erected[7] | ||||
11 July 1927 | Biddulph Valley Line passenger services withdrawn[10] | ||||
1930 | Third platform added[3] | ||||
1976 | Closed to Goods[11] | ||||
2004 | Refurbished[1][12] | ||||
December 2008 | Hourly service Monday-Saturday introduced[13] | ||||
2018 | Booking hall refurbished[1] | ||||
6 July 2020 | CrossCountry services suspended[14][15][16] | ||||
2021 | Footbridge refurbished[1][17][18] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.314 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.333 million | ||||
2020/21 | 58,250 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.219 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.256 million | ||||
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