Brinnington railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Greater Manchester, England}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Brinnington

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Brinnington Station - geograph.org.uk - 1507840.jpg

| caption = Brinnington station in 2009

| borough = Brinnington, Stockport

| country = England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ911928|25|SJ911928}}

| manager = Northern Trains

| platforms = 2

| code = BNT

| classification = DfT category E

| transit_authority = Greater Manchester

| opened = 12 December 1977

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 0.109 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 32,852}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 78,476}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 82,072}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 99,400}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Brinnington railway station serves Brinnington in the eastern part of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and {{rws|Sheffield}}.

History

It is a relatively new station, opened on 12 December 1977{{cite book |editor=Alan Bevan |others=Railway Development Society |title=A—Z of Rail Reopenings |year=1998 |publisher=Warwick Printing Company |location=Warwick |isbn=0-901283-13-4 }} by British Rail. The line was built originally by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875 between {{rws|New Mills Central}} and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly station).{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office at street level, which is opened through the day on weekdays (06:30-20:50) and on Saturdays until early afternoon (07:20-14:25). Outside these times, tickets must be bought from the ticket machine or a promise to pay obtained.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Platform-level amenities are limited to waiting shelters, timetable posters, digital CIS displays and bench seating. Automated train announcements are also provided.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Access to the platforms is via footbridge and inclined ramps - these have steps, but can be negotiated by wheelchair users with assistance.[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/BNT/details.html Brinnington station facilities] National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 22 February 2017

The station is also home to Brinnington Station Swap Shop – a community hub where people can leave unwanted items and take items they need all free of charge.{{cite web |author1=Vicky Carter |author2=Melanie Stewart-Smith |author3=Surya Elango |title=Brinnington: The station swap shop tackling anti-social behaviour |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65815072 |website=BBC |access-date=3 October 2023 |date=6 June 2023}}

Service

The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=26 April 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables |quote=}}

2 tph to {{stnlnk|Manchester Piccadilly}} (1 non-stop, 1 stopping)
2 tph to {{stnlnk|New Mills Central}}, of which 1 continues to {{stnlnk|Sheffield}}

On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.

{{s-rail-national|toc=Northern Trains|route=Hope Valley Line|previous=Bredbury|next=Reddish North}}

References

External links

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Category:Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

Category:DfT Category E stations

Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1977

Category:Railway stations served by Northern