Northern Rail will be introducing a new morning service from Alderley Edge and intermediate stations into Manchester from Monday 10 December.
The service will call at:
Alderley Edge 08.57
Wilmslow 09.00
Handforth 09.03
Cheadle Hulme 09.09
Stockport 09.14
Manchester Piccadilly 09.27
The 16.37 departure from Manchester Piccadilly to Alderley Edge will now make additional stops at Cheadle Hulme and Handforth stations.
Jamie Ross, Area Director, Northern Rail said: “We’re delighted to reinstate the Alderley Edge morning service following completion of the new signalling system installed as part of upgrading of the West Coast Main Line. Customers travelling from Handforth Station will also benefit with a half hourly service in the morning peak.”
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Notes to editors
Northern Rail is the biggest train operator in Britain, providing 2,500 local and regional train services every day across the north of England, serving a population of nearly 15m. We are now carrying 77 million passengers a year, 20% more than when we started our franchise in December 2004.
Northern Rail is owned by Serco-NedRailways, a joint venture established in 2002 that combines Serco’s world-class service credentials and NedRailways’ unrivalled rail industry expertise. Serco has run the highly successful Docklands Light Railway since 1997 while NedRailways’ parent, NS Dutch Railways, carries over 1.1 million passengers every day in the Netherlands.
In addition to Northern Rail, Serco-NedRailways has the 25-year concession for Merseyrail, which provides urban train services in Merseyside.
Recent Northern honours
Public Transport Operator of the Year - National Transport Awards 2007
Winners – Example of Excellence in Rural Action, Business in the Community Awards 2007
Overall Winners - Community Rail Awards 2007
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