Burnage railway station
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Burnage railway station is a suburban railway station to the south of Manchester
, England
. It is located in the suburb of Burnage
on the Styal Line, which serves the Manchester
– Crewe
rail route used by Northern Rail
for stopping services to Manchester Airport
. It caters mainly for commuter traffic, being electrified at 25kV AC overhead, and is used by EMU traffic.
Services are approximately every half hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays. Some evening services are operated by First TransPennine Express
with DMU
s. The Sundays frequency is hourly.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located in the suburb of Burnage
Burnage
Burnage is a neighbourhood of the city of Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire it was included in the county of Greater Manchester in 1974. It is about south of Manchester city centre, bisected by the busy dual carriageway of Kingsway, part of the A34...
on the Styal Line, which serves the Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
– Crewe
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
rail route used by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
for stopping services to Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport railway station
Manchester Airport railway station is the railway station that serves Manchester Airport and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993.- Description:...
. It caters mainly for commuter traffic, being electrified at 25kV AC overhead, and is used by EMU traffic.
Services are approximately every half hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays. Some evening services are operated by First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express is a British train operating company. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular passenger services in northern England, including services linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines...
with DMU
Diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
s. The Sundays frequency is hourly.
Services
External links
- Manchester Local Image Collection
- Burnage Station looking west along Fog Lane, 1934
- Burnage Station looking east along Fog Lane, 1934
- Southbound platform Burnage Station during reconstruction, 1958
- Northbound platform Burnage Station during reconstruction, 1958
- Southbound platform Burnage Station from Fog Lane, 1960
- Northbound platform Burnage Station from Fog Lane, 1960
- Burnage Station during 2007 redevelopment (27/01/07)