Handforth is served by local (stopping) services between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge/Crewe.
Note: Train times are under control of Northern Trains and National Rail. The Friends of Handforth Station provide the information below for indication only. The following are 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 (via Alderley Edge)
- First train to Manchester departs 06:15
- First train to Crewe (and Alderley Edge) 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 23:58
- Last train from Crewe (and Alderley Edge) 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 (and Alderley Edge) departs 08:30
- To Manchester: approx 22 or approx 44 past the hour – very approximately, check with National Rail !
- To Crewe (via Alderley Edge): approx 25 past the hour – very approximately, check with National Rail !
- Last train from Manchester arrives 23:17
- Last train from Crewe (and Alderley Edge) arrives 23:38
Note that you can book UK rail tickets from Northern (and other train operating companies) via National Rail, with no booking fee.
You can also book train and coach tickets throughout Europe from Trainline, who charge a booking fee.
Last updated 19 July 2025