Sandbach  | |||||
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 View of platforms 2 and 3 from the old bridge in December 2007, which was recently replaced | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sandbach,Cheshire East England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ737615 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SDB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 10 May 1842[1] | Opened | ||||
| 1998 | Refurbished[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.282 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  63,840 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.193 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.231 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.261 million | ||||
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Sandbach railway station serves the town ofSandbach inCheshire,England. The station is sited4+3⁄4 miles (8 km) north-east ofCrewe, on theCrewe to Manchester Line. Although the station is namedSandbach, it is located in the local residential suburb ofElworth on the A533 road, which links the town withMiddlewich andNorthwich.
Sandbach railway station opened in 1842 on theManchester and Birmingham Railway.[1] It later became a double junction on theLNWR and laterLondon Midland and Scottish Railway line fromCrewe toManchester.
For many years, Sandbach was a junction for the single line branch toMiddlewich andNorthwich; it opened on 1 July 1868,[3] and closed for passenger service in January 1960, but it still carries freight on a daily basis.
Earlier, theNorth Staffordshire Railway branch fromKidsgrove to Sandbach, via Lawton Junction, ceased passenger service in July 1930 and closed to freight traffic in 1964.
In 1998, the station underwent a £750,000 refurbishment byNorth Western Trains.[2]
The station has a ticket office on platform 1; this is staffed part-time on Mondays to Saturdays only (Monday - Friday 06:30 - 13:00, Saturday 07:20 - 13:50).[4] Outside these times, tickets must be purchased prior to travel, on-line or on board the train.
A waiting room on platforms 2 and 3 is open at the times the station is staffed, whilst there are shelters on both sides. Train running details are offered via timetable posters, digital CIS displays and by telephone. No step-free access is available, as the footbridge to platforms 2 and 3 does not have ramps and the Crewe platform has steps from the car park.
The station has three platforms:
During the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays, there are two trains per hour in each direction betweenCrewe andManchester Piccadilly:[5]
On evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly, via Stockport.
All stopping services are operated byNorthern Trains.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe | Northern Trains Crewe-Manchester Line | Holmes Chapel | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Cledford Bridge Halt | London and North Western Railway Northwich to Sandbach Branch | Terminus | ||
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