Marple railway station
The station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Marple, Stockport England | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MPL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1865 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.498 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 82,382 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.264 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.306 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.352 million | ||||
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Marple railway station serves the town of Marple, in Greater Manchester, England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line, sited 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station opened in 1865 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway; it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains, who generally provide two trains per hour in each direction. Rose Hill Marple station also serves the town on a spur of the Hope Valley Line which, until 1970, continued towards Macclesfield.