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 Flowery Field 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Flowery Field had 144,884 entries and exits, making it the 1,434th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1434/2575
It ranked 738th busiest (out of 997), with 329 scheduled services per week.
738/997
That's a daily average of 396.94 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.47 passengers per service, giving it the 1,012nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1012/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 60,518
Reduced price entries & exits: 45,676
Season ticket entries & exits: 38,690
Total entries & exits: 144,884
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: -17,984 : -11.04%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
185309
285309
*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 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
084Manchester - Hadfield & GlossopMay24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +62,830 (+76.57%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station
2014-15 Possibly driven by lower GMPTE infill demand
2018-19 Methodological change - inclusion of additional journeys using concessionary tickets in Greater Manchester area

Location Details

Location: Flowery Field
CRS: FLF / NLC: 2786 / TIPLOC(S): FLWRYFD
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 394769 396086
Constituency: Stalybridge and Hyde
Local Authority: Tameside
NR Region: North West
PTE: Greater Manchester
ELR: HAJ 6m 57ch
This station is part of the Greater Manchester PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Flowery Field during 2022/2023:
•Manchester Piccadilly (52,794 journeys)
•Glossop (6,318 journeys)
•Hadfield (2,114 journeys)
•Manchester Airport (1,238 journeys)
•Manchester Oxford Road (992 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Flowery Field's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Guide Bridge1.85
Newton For Hyde0.86