Sandbach is a stop on the Crewe-Manchester Line in Cheshire between Crewe and Holmes Chapel.
DB 66 041 waits for a signal before continuing onto Crewe
Information
Type:
National Rail
(Crewe-Manchester Line)
Station code:
SDB
Opened:
1842
Platforms:
3
The station was opened by the Manchester & Birmingham Railway in 1842, four years later becoming part of the London North Western Railway. The station was also a junction for a branch line to Middlewich and Northwich though this became freight only in 1960. A North Staffordshire Railway line from Kidsgrove to Sandbach also existed though this closed completely in 1964.
The station had a number of private sidings including for lorry manufacturer Foden, these sidings were closed in the 1970s. The station was completely rebuilt during electrification of the line in the 1960s [1] and gained it's current flat roofed station buildings. The station has three platforms, platform three being bidirectional and tends to be only used in peak times. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge.
The station is managed by Northern trains who also operate all services which stop at the station.
Northern 319 367 arrives with a Crewe bound service
Main station building
Northern 323 328 departs for Manchester
View from the footbridge
A vintage sign on platform 2/3
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Crewe to Manchester (Middleton Press, 2014) p. 13
