Congleton Station

Information and updates about Congleton Railway Station. Station managed by @northernassist Community run account. **OUR LAST SUNDAY TRAIN RAN ON 22nd SEP 24**

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Please sign our petition to try to restore (& improve) our Sunday train services ⬇️

https://t.co/P414NGSlVn

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Disruption continues this morning at Manchester Piccadilly - the line is expected to reopen later this morning but services are likely to continue to be disrupted for some time - check before travelling!

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

** All trains are currently cancelled on our route due to OLE damage on the Piccadilly approaches, please check before travelling **

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

** All trains are currently cancelled on our route due to OLE damage on the Piccadilly approaches, please check before travelling **

[Manchester Piccadilly @NetworkRailMAN]

🚨Our engineers are currently on site working to resolve the overhead wire damage at Manchester Piccadilly station

🚄We are sorry to passengers for the disruption this has caused and we are working to get people moving as soon as possible

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Note that the ticket office is currently closed due to a leak in the roof and will remain so until it can be repaired

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

@brfcbee1875 There is a council meeting with Northern next week so there may be an update…but don’t hold your breath!

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Manchester Piccadilly is on track to reopen tomorrow morning (Monday 23rd Feb) when direct services will resume as normal (except Sundays 😡)

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

@brfcbee1875 I’m afraid not. The RMT rest day working dispute rumbles on, the proposed resolution hasn’t yet been put to a members’ vote, and the reduced timetable still sees Congleton reduced to a bus replacement - currently scheduled to early August.

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

A reminder of the Piccadilly blockade starting this Saturday:
Also note that during this disruption, the 07:39 from Congleton to Manchester and 17:18 from Picc (18:04 at Congleton) will not run. All other trains operate at normal times to/from Stockport (for buses to Piccadilly)

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Half Term Engineering Work:
From Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd February, Network Rail is renewing the track layout at the southern throat of Manchester Piccadilly.
During this period, all trains at Congleton will start/terminate at Stockport with bus replacements into Manchester/

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Train times at Congleton will be unaffected.
Sundays will continue to be bus replacements throughout😡.

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Half Term Engineering Work:
From Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd February, Network Rail is renewing the track layout at the southern throat of Manchester Piccadilly.
During this period, all trains at Congleton will start/terminate at Stockport with bus replacements into Manchester/

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Lines now reopened - 1409, 1424 and beyond expected to run

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Emergency services dealing with an incident in the Longport area, no trains running in that area - bus replacements currently running between Stoke and Macclesfield via Congleton until the line reopens

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Details of your after midnight trains for NYE celebrations…❌
(This isn’t London, you know!!)
As we’re actually in the North, trains finish earlier than usual, last trains at:
👉 20:24 (19:46 from MAN to SOT)
👉 21:09 (20:55 from SOT to MAN)

Apologies on behalf of the North!

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

A reminder that today’s last trains are 🎄 19:46 from Manchester, 20:24 at Congleton to Stoke &
🎄 20:55 from Stoke, 21:09 at Congleton to Manchester

Train services resume on Saturday…

🌲🧑‍🎄 Merry Christmas 🎅🎄

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

⏱️ New Year’s Eve - last trains 20:24 to Stoke and 21:09 to Manchester
🎉 New Year’s Day - normal service (22:32 terminates at Stockport)
✅ Fri 2nd - normal service

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Christmas train services:
⏱️ Christmas Eve - last trains 20:24 to Stoke and 21:09 to Manchester
🎄 Christmas Day & Boxing Day - no trains
✅ Sat 27th - normal service
❌ Sun 28th - bus replacements 😡
✅ Mon/Tue 29th/30th - normal service (22:32 terminates at Stockport)…

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

Don’t get caught out and check before travelling from Sunday 14th December (Sundays of course remain train-less pending our petition making any in-roads!)

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

❕Timetables change from 14th December ❕
Many operators are making significant changes to their services, but Congleton has little change (!) - please note though that most southbound (Up) services will depart slightly earlier at xx:24 (with the 07:16 retimed to 07:14)…

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

@northernassist A train on a Sunday at Congleton? 😡

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

In today’s ORR release of station usage data for 2024/25, Congleton station has increased patronage ~8% from 2023/24 and this DESPITE the majority of Sundays during the period having NO trains at all @northernassist
➡️ 2023-24: 299,154 entries/exits
➡️ 2024-25: 323,770 ⬆️ 8.2%

[Congleton Station @CongletonRail]

❌ Severe disruption this evening due to a combination of the weather and a failed train at Congleton earlier. The 1809 is running about 25L, the 1825 and 1909 are both cancelled - later trains are expected to run but may be similarly disrupted