Handforth is served by local (stopping) services between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge/Crewe.
Note: The following are all approximate times and may vary. Visit National Rail or call 08457 48 49 50 for exact details.
Monday-Saturday – generally every half hour to Manchester, every half an hour as far as Alderley Edge, and every hour to Crewe
- First train to Manchester departs 06:15
- First train to Crewe departs 06:28 (06:31 on Saturday)
- To Manchester: approx 16 and 39 past the hour
- To Crewe (via Wilmslow and Alderley Edge): approx 28 past the hour
- To Alderley Edge (via Wilmslow) but no further: approx on the hour
- Last train from Manchester arrives 23:59
- Last train from Crewe arrives 23:42
Sunday – generally every hour to Manchester, and every hour to Crewe (via Alderley Edge)
- First train to Manchester departs 09:27
- First train to Crewe departs 08:29
- To Manchester: approx 22 past the hour – very approximately !
- To Crewe (via Alderley Edge): approx 25 past the hour – very approximately !
- Last train from Manchester arrives 23:17
- Last train from Crewe arrives 23:38
Last updated 01 Nov 2024
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