Brinnington railway station

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

Brinnington
Brinnington station in 2009
General information
Location	Brinnington, Stockport England
Grid reference	SJ911928
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BNT
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	12 December 1977
Passengers
2019/20	0.109 million
2020/21	32,852
2021/22	78,476
2022/23	82,072
2023/24	99,400
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

It is a relatively new station, opened on 12 December 1977^[1] by British Rail. The line was built originally by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875 between New Mills Central and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly station).^{[citation needed]}

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]}

Platform-level amenities are limited to waiting shelters, timetable posters, digital CIS displays and bench seating. Automated train announcements are also provided.^{[citation needed]}

Access to the platforms is via footbridge and inclined ramps - these have steps, but can be negotiated by wheelchair users with assistance.^[2]

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.^[3]

Service

The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

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

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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Bredbury		Northern Trains Hope Valley Line		Reddish North