Strines railway station

Strines railway station serves the village of Strines, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, England.[1] Until boundary changes in 1994, the station itself lay over the border in Derbyshire.[2]

Strines
Strines station in 2011
Location	Strines, Stockport England
Coordinates	53.375°N 2.033°W
Grid reference	SJ978864
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SRN
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central and Midland Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Great Central and Midland Joint Railway
Key dates
August 1866	Station opened
Passengers
2015/16	26,074
2016/17	26,332
2017/18	24,052
2018/19	27,710
2019/20	22,186
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Strines railway station in 1989

The approach to the station

The Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway (MNM&HJ) was formed in 1860 and its line between New Mills with Marple opened on 1 July 1865. Originally there were no intermediate stations, but one was opened at Strines in August 1866.[3][4] The MNM&HJ was leased to and worked by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) from opening,[3] but was absorbed jointly by the MS&L and the Midland Railway following an Act of 24 June 1869. It then became part of the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee, an undertaking formed on 6 August 1872. The latter was renamed the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway in the early twentieth century. Originally there were no goods or coal facilities, but the MS&L agreed to these late in 1870.[5] The station had a substantial stone-built booking office and waiting room, with a stationmaster's house. These were considered sufficiently impressive to be used as location shoots for films in the early 1970s. They disappeared when the station became an unstaffed halt in 1973.

Services

The station has a two-hourly daytime service to New Mills and Manchester Piccadilly Monday to Sunday, with additional calls during weekday peak periods. On Saturdays and Sundays, most eastbound services continue through to Sheffield.[6]

Strines station also serves the nearby hamlet of Turf Lea.

References

1. http://www.gmpte.com/pdfmaps/rail_networkmap.pdf
2. "The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993". 1 March 1993. Transfer to Greater Manchester of area south of Greenclough Farm and north of Woodend, including Whitecroft Farm and part of Station Road.
3. Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. Dow 1962, pp. 125,127
6. GB eNRT, December 2015-May 2016 Edition, Table 78

External links

• Train times and station information for Strines railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
New Mills Central		Northern Hope Valley Line		Marple