Handforth railway station

Handforth railway station is in the town of Handforth in Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is on the Crewe to Manchester Line. History The station opened on 10 May 1842. The northbound ("down") platform was approximately north of its current location. Since opening, the station has served commuters to Manchester. Since electrification of the line in 1960, trains through the station have been mainly electric multiple units (EMU). Services From Monday to Saturday in the day, Handforth is served by one BMU and one EMU service per hour in each direction: BMU between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly and , switching to diesel power to reach (until early evening); and EMU between Crewe and Manchester. The evening service operates hourly between Crewe and Manchester. On Sundays there is an hourly service to both Manchester and to Crewe.