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Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

FlixtonNational Rail
General information
LocationFlixton, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°26′38″N 2°23′00″W / 53.4439°N 2.3833°W / 53.4439; -2.3833
Grid referenceSJ746941
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFLI
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 October 1873 (1873-10-01)Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.146 million
2020/21Decrease 25,754
2021/22Increase 75,970
2022/23Increase 90,120
2023/24Increase 0.102 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Flixton railway station is in Flixton, Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Trains. It is 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line.

History

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The station once had a small goods yard on the northern side of the main line, the bay platform for which still exists although it is no longer in use. The goods yard itself is now a car park. All the track relating to the goods yard has been removed.

In the 1990s, the station building was converted into a Henry's Table pub and restaurant and then into a nightclub and bar called Brunel's. It was destroyed by fire in 1998 and was demolished in 2001.

Facilities

The ticket office on Flixton Road bridge, a portable building installed to replace the demolished station building, is staffed Monday-Friday between 06:20-12:50. At other times, tickets are purchased from the conductor on the train or from a machine on the Manchester bound platform.

The original footbridge remains and is still in use. A small "bus stop" style shelter on the down platform also survives from the original station building. Train running information is provide by timetable posters and information boards. Step-free access is available to both platforms.

Services

Services are roughly hourly in each direction seven days per week, towards Irlam and Liverpool Lime Street to the west, and towards Urmston and Manchester Oxford Road to the east. Extra services call at the station during peak-hours, when some services terminate at Warrington Central.

References

  1. "Eyesore complaints brings forward demolition date for gutted pub". 4 May 2000.
  2. Flixton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 12 December 2016
  3. GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 86


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Irlam   Northern Trains
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Southern Route (Cheshire Lines) 		  Chassen Road
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