Fairfield  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Droylsden,Tameside England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ904971 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | FRF | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| 1841 | First station opened | ||||
| 1892 | Resited | ||||
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed fromFairfield for Droylsden | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  3,906 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  14,026 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 16,572 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 21,728 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 25,986 | ||||
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Fairfield railway station serves theFairfield area ofDroylsden,Tameside,Greater Manchester and is located 3.1 miles (5 km) east ofManchester Piccadilly station. It was opened by theManchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway in 1892, when theFallowfield Loop toManchester Central opened; it replaced an earlier station that had opened on the line in 1841, west of the present site.
Fairfield station, originally known asFairfield for Droylsden, was a junction with a pair of lines from the east breaking off and running to the south; this thereby facilitated a route, called the Fallowfield Loop, to Longsight, south Manchester and Manchester Central station. By means of a switchback toGorton and Openshaw station, this branch enabled the turning round of locomotives without need for a turntable in the area. This could have been invaluable for servicing both the Guide Bridge yards and the facilities ofGorton andBeyer, Peacock & Company locomotive factories. The Fallowfield Loop line was closed to passenger services in July 1958 and to all traffic in 1988.
The station currently has two platforms but, for many years, it had six,[1] with two island platforms and two side platforms. Two were used for local services; two forWoodhead Line express services between Manchester Piccadilly andSheffield Victoria; and two for services and movements toReddish Electric Depot via the Fallowfield Loop.
The station name was changed fromFairfield for Droylsden toFairfield on 6 May 1974.[2]
The amenities offered at the unstaffed station are very basic; there are no permanent buildings other than waiting shelters on each platform and there is only one ticket machine on the Manchester-bound platform. Train running information is provided by telephone and timetable posters.
No step-free access is provided, with only staircases in place to the main entrance from both platforms.[3]
At Fairfield, there is an hourly service in each direction betweenManchester Piccadilly andRose Hill Marple, viaGuide Bridge; the evening service is limited and there is no Sunday service.[4]
Glossop Line trains do not serve Fairfield, running fast betweenAshburys and Guide Bridge.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern Mondays-Saturdays only | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Guide Bridge Line and station open | Great Central Railway Fallowfield Loop | Hyde Road Line and station closed | ||
| Bolton | |
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| Bury | |
| Manchester (Manchester station group in italics) | |
| Oldham | |
| Rochdale | |
| Salford | |
| Stockport | |
| Tameside | |
| Trafford | |
| Wigan | |
† stations on theEast Lancashire Railway (heritage) | |
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