Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
Posted on another forum the proposed standard pattern for Northern services departing Piccadilly from May 2018 is

Quote:XX:01 Crewe, calling at Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Handforth, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Chelford, Goostery, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach and Crewe

XX:09 Greenbank, calling at Stockport, Navigation Road, Altrincham, Hale, Ashley, Mobberley, Knutsford, Plumley, Lostock Gralam, Northwich and Greenbank

XX:09 Rose Hill, calling at Gorton, Guide Bridge, Hyde North, Hyde Central, Woodley, Romiley and Rose Hill

XX:11 New Mills Newtown, calling at Stockport, Hazel Grove, Middlewood (2 Hourly), Disley and New Mills Newtown

XX:17 Macclesfield, calling at Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall, Poynton and Macclesfield. This service starts at Blackpool North

XX:19 New Mills Central, calling at Ashburys, Belle Vue (2 hourly), Ryder Brow, Reddish North, Brinnington, Bredbury, Romiley, Marple, Strines (2 hourly) and New Mills Central

XX:24 Hazel Grove, calling at Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Davenport, Woodsmoor and Hazel Grove

XX:29 Hadfield, calling at Ashburys, Guide Bridge, Flowery Field, Newton for Hyde, Godley, Hattersley, Broadbottom, Dinting, Glossop and Hadfield

XX:30 Crewe, calling all stops to the Airport, then Styal, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach and Crewe. This service starts at Liverpool

XX:37 Alderley Edge, Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Handforth, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. This service starts at Wigan NW

XX:39 Rose Hill, calling at Ashburys, Gorton, Fairfield, Guide Bridge, Hyde Central, Woodley, Romiley and Rose Hill

XX:40 Chester, calling at Stockport, Altrincham, Hale, Knutsford, Northwich and Greenbank, Cuddington, Delamere, Mouldworth and Chester

XX:43 Stoke calling at Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall, Poynton, Adlington(Cheshire), Presbury, Macclesfield, Congleton, Kidsgrove and Stoke

XX:46 Buxton, calling at Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Davenport, Woodsmoor, Hazel Grove, New Mills Newtown, Furness Vale, Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Firth, Dove Holes (2 hourly) and Buxton

XX:49 Sheffield, calling at Reddish North, Brinnington, Bredbury, Romiley, Marple, Strines and at least New Mills Central. Most services will call Chinley, Edale, Hope, Bamford, Hathersage, Grindleford, Dore and Sheffield, but some will skip stop in the Hope Valley. Also, three trains, at 09:40, 11:40 and 21:43 don’t follow the pattern.

XX:59 Hadfield, calling at Ashburys, Guide Bridge, Flowery Field, Newton for Hyde, Godley, Hattersley, Broadbottom, Dinting, Glossop and Hadfield

They'll no longer be an Airport-Piccadilly shuttle. The 5 Northern services terminating at the Airport will call at one of:
Mauldeth Rd and Burnage
East Didsbury and Heald Green
Gatley and Heald Green
East Didsbury only
Heald Green only

It's also been reported '319 Flex' trains will be used on the Alderley Edge-Wigan and Wigan-Stalybridge services. At peak times only the Alderley Edge service will be extended to Southport to retain a peak time service between Piccadilly and Southport.

From Lime Street

Quote:(Via Huyton)
xx:00 Stations to Warrington BQ via Earlestown
xx:15 Stations to St. Helens Cen & Wigan NW
xx:29 Stations to Manchester Airport & Crewe
xx:36 Huyton, St. Helens Cen., Wigan NW then stations to Blackpool North
xx:45 Stations to St. Helens Cen & Wigan NW

(CLC Line)
xx:18 to Manchester Airport (semi-fast replacing the current TPE service)
xx:21 Manchester Oxford Road (skip-stop)
xx:55 Manchester Oxford Road (skip-stop)

and Manchester Victoria

Quote:xx:05 (Starts at Southport via Atherton) - Man. Vic. - Rochdale then most stations to Blackburn.
xx:09 (Blackburn/Bolton) - Man Vic. - stations to Rochdale
xx:20 (Chester/Warrington/Earlestown/NewtonLeW) - Man Vic - Rochdale - Todmorden semi-fast to Leeds
xx:37 (Southport via Atherton) - Man. Vic - Rochdale then most stations to Leeds
xx:42 (Clitheroe/Blackburn) - Man Vic - stations to Rochdale
xx:57 (Man. Airport) - Man Vic - semi-fast to Leeds

xx:23 Man. Vic - Stalybridge
xx:53 (Wigan NW) - Man. Vic. - Stalybridge