Crewe railway station

Crewe
National Rail
Platforms 5 & 6 and two fast lines in middle, Class 350/2 EMU on Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street service calls at Crewe on platform 5 in July 2013.
General information
LocationCrewe, Cheshire East
England
Coordinates53°05′20″N 2°25′59″W / 53.089°N 2.433°W / 53.089; -2.433
Grid referenceSJ710547
Managed byAvanti West Coast
Platforms12
Tracks14
Other information
Station codeCRE
ClassificationDfT category B
Key dates
4 July 1837Opened
1867Rebuilt
1903-1907Platforms lengthened
1984-1985Remodelled[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 3.305 million
 Interchange Decrease 1.508 million
2019/20Increase 3.401 million
 Interchange Decrease 1.408 million
2020/21Decrease 0.746 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.198 million
2021/22Increase 2.717 million
 Interchange Increase 0.802 million
2022/23Increase 2.923 million
 Interchange Increase 1.073 million
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature1867 buildings at Crewe Railway Station
Designated30 August 2016
Reference no.1436435[2]
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Crewe railway station serves the railway town of Crewe, in Cheshire, England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most historically significant railway stations in the world.[3][4]

Crewe station is a major junction on the West Coast Main Line and serves as a rail gateway for North West England. It is 158 miles north of London Euston and 243 miles south of Glasgow Central. It is located at the point where the lines to Manchester Piccadilly and North Wales diverge from this route, and is the last major station before the branch to Liverpool Lime Street diverges. It is also served by lines to Stoke-on-Trent and Shrewsbury.

Crewe railway station has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. Passengers access the platforms via a footbridge, stairs and lifts. The platform buildings, which date from the 19th century, contain two bookshops, bars, buffets and waiting rooms. The last major expenditure on the station took place in 1984-1985 when the track layout was remodelled and the station facilities were updated.[1]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, E.M. (2022). Manchester to Crewe part three: Stockport & Wilmslow. Burnage: E.M. Johnson. p. 147. ISBN 9781399922586.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Listing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Opening of the Grand Junction Railway". London Evening Standard. England. 5 July 1837. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Guardian newspaper article, The beauty of Crewe (6 December 2005). Retrieval Date: 10 August 2007.

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