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 Gorton 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Gorton had 51,942 entries and exits, making it the 1,939th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1939/2575
It ranked 753rd busiest (out of 997), with 314 scheduled services per week.
753/997
That's a daily average of 142.31 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 3.18 passengers per service, giving it the 1,401st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1401/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 22,738
Reduced price entries & exits: 16,170
Season ticket entries & exits: 13,034
Total entries & exits: 51,942
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: -24 : -0.05%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down152552
Up152552
*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 & GlossopOct24
085Manchester - Guide Bridge & Marple - Sheffield (incl. Stockport)Oct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023:-12,453 (-19.34%)

Reasons for change:
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year
2014-15 Possibly driven by GMPTE infill

Location Details

Location: Gorton
CRS: GTO / NLC: 2962 / TIPLOC(S): GORTON
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 388977 396927
Constituency: Manchester Central
Local Authority: Manchester
NR Region: North West
PTE: Greater Manchester
ELR: HAJ 2m 54ch
This station is part of the Greater Manchester PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Gorton during 2022/2023:
•Manchester Piccadilly (16,377 journeys)
•Manchester Victoria (1,273 journeys)
•Bolton (565 journeys)
•Manchester Airport (483 journeys)
•Rose Hill Marple (450 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Gorton's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Ashburys1.11
Fairfield1.08