Davenport railway station
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Davenport railway station serves the Davenport
suburb of Stockport
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The station is 11 km (7 mi) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line
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It was opened by the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
on 1st., March 1858, as a result of a complaint from Colonel William Davenport, a local landowner, that the company had not honoured its initial promise to provide a station at Bramall Lane (at that time just outside the boundary of Stockport Borough). A small passenger station was opened and named Davenport. Trade was slight and it closed in September 1859, to be reopened on 1 January 1862
at xx:09 and xx:39, (with the xx:09 continuing to Buxton).
Sunday services are hourly to Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly but times currently vary due to Engineering works.
The Hope Valley Line
express trains towards/from Sheffield pass through the station but do not stop there.
Davenport, Greater Manchester
Davenport is a district of Stockport, Greater Manchester in the North West region of England.- History :Davenport's name arose from the building of Davenport railway station at the behest of the Davenport family who since the later 14th century had owned nearby Bramall Hall in the neighbouring...
suburb of Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
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The station is 11 km (7 mi) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line
Buxton Line
The Buxton Line is a railway line in northern England, connecting Manchester with Buxton in Derbyshire. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Northern Rail and most continue through Manchester from Blackpool North.-History:...
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It was opened by the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
The Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway was an early railway company in England which was opened in 1857 between Stockport Edgeley and Whaley Bridge.- Origins :...
on 1st., March 1858, as a result of a complaint from Colonel William Davenport, a local landowner, that the company had not honoured its initial promise to provide a station at Bramall Lane (at that time just outside the boundary of Stockport Borough). A small passenger station was opened and named Davenport. Trade was slight and it closed in September 1859, to be reopened on 1 January 1862
Service
Monday to Saturday there is generally a half-hourly service from Davenport to Manchester Piccadilly northbound at xx:08 and xx:37 (the xx:37 Continues to Preston).Southbound there are services to Hazel GroveHazel Grove railway station
Hazel Grove railway station is on the Stockport to Buxton / Sheffield line, serving the village of Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, England. It was built for the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway by the London and North Western Railway and opened on 9 June 1857...
at xx:09 and xx:39, (with the xx:09 continuing to Buxton).
Sunday services are hourly to Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly but times currently vary due to Engineering works.
The Hope Valley Line
Hope Valley Line
The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. It was completed in 1894.From Sheffield, trains head down the Midland Main Line to Dore, where the Hope Valley Line branches off to run through the Totley Tunnel .It emerges in the stunning scenery of the Hope...
express trains towards/from Sheffield pass through the station but do not stop there.