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Alderley Edge

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Alderley Edge had 197,016 entries and exits, making it the 1152^nd most used station in Great Britain.

1152/2554

It was the 501^st busiest station with 593 scheduled services per week

501/953

That's a daily average of 539.77 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.39 passengers per service, giving it the 1048^th highest passenger to service ratio.

1048/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 92,752
Reduced price entries & exits: 69,996
Season ticket entries & exits: 34,268
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +124,668 : 172.32%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
Down	172	625	Bi-directional
Up	128	465

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

Table

Route

Manchester - Wilmslow - Crewe

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Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	92
Tue	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	93
Wed	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	93
Thu	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	93
Fri	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	93
Sat	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	93
Sun	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	36

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Alderley Edge
CRS: ALD / NLC: 2760 / TIPLOC: ALDEDGE
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 384317 378563
Region: North West
Local Authority: Cheshire East
ELR(s): CMP1 175m 20ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 138,171
1998-1999: 135,491 (-2,680 : -1.94%)
1999-2000: 126,774 (-8,717 : -6.43%)
2000-2001: 118,007 (-8,767 : -6.92%)
2001-2002: 121,050 (+3,043 : 2.58%)
2002-2003: 112,810 (-8,240 : -6.81%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 107,650 (-5,160 : -4.57%)
2005-2006: 108,065 (+415 : 0.39%)
2006-2007: 90,999 (-17,066 : -15.79%)
2007-2008: 154,606 (+63,607 : 69.90%)
2008-2009: 172,716 (+18,110 : 11.71%)
2009-2010: 179,378 (+6,662 : 3.86%)
2010-2011: 202,426 (+23,048 : 12.85%)
2011-2012: 219,064 (+16,638 : 8.22%)
2012-2013: 219,660 (+596 : 0.27%)
2013-2014: 230,422 (+10,762 : 4.90%)
2014-2015: 234,174 (+3,752 : 1.63%)
2015-2016: 258,178 (+24,004 : 10.25%)
2016-2017: 284,804 (+26,626 : 10.31%)
2017-2018: 293,432 (+8,628 : 3.03%)
2018-2019: 297,470 (+4,038 : 1.38%)
2019-2020: 288,104 (-9,366 : -3.15%)
2020-2021: 72,348 (-215,756 : -74.89%)
2021-2022: 197,016 (+124,668 : 172.32%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +149,933 (+108.51%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +58,845 (+42.59%)

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