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Humphrey Park
General information
StandortTrafford
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHUP
History
Original companyLondon Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 October 1984Station opened

Humphrey Park railway station is in the Trafford metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. The station opened on 15 October 1984[1][2] by British Rail as an experimental station is 4+14 miles (6.8 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester-Liverpool Line. The station and all services calling there are operated by Northern.

Facilities

The station has no station building, no ticket machines and no staff. Each platform has waiting shelters, with seating available on only one side (towards Liverpool) and a phone available on the opposite platform that takes only debit or credit cards, not cash (towards Manchester).[3] Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps from the road below. Train running information can be obtained from timetable posters and by phone.

Services

Services run every two hours in each direction, towards Urmston and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Trafford Park and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Extra half-hourly services call at this station during the peak-hours, but there is no Sunday service.[4]

References

  1. ^ "GMTS Summary of Events 1974-1985". GMTS. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 125. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ "Humphrey Park Information". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  4. ^ GB eNRT, December 2016-May 2017 Edition, Table 89
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Urmston   Northern
Manchester to Liverpool Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Trafford Park