Stockport Reading Train

Stockport railway station, operated by Virgin Trains, serves the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester. The station is 8 miles to the south east of Manchester Piccadilly railway station and lies on the West Coast Main Line which connects London to the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the Central Belt of Scotland. The station has a staffed ticket office although passengers should note that it is not open in the late evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

The station is high above the valley of the river Mersey in which Stockport lies and is linked to both central Stockport and Edgeley by a pedestrian underpass.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains. Between them they offer passengers services towards destinations that include Preston, Manchester Piccadilly, Chester, Crewe, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Buxton, London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street, Norwich, Manchester Airport, Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street and Bournemouth.

Parking is available at the station for 1,000 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located in Berkshire, Reading railway station offers passengers services to destinations including London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Chippenham, Swindon, Cardiff Central, Swansea, Exeter St Davids, Plymouth, Newquay, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Southampton, Bournemouth, London Waterloo and London Heathrow Airport.

Reading railway station is operated by Network Rail and is located on the Great Western Main Line which connects London Paddington station to the west of England and South Wales. To the west of the station, the line splits into two branches, allowing it to serve a variety of communities in the West and South West of England and onward into South Wales. At either Cardiff Central or Swansea connections with the Arriva Trains Wales boat train to/from Fishguard Harbour railway station are available. This in turn connects with the Stena Line ferry to Rosslare Europort in Ireland. It is the third busiest interchange station outside London, after Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly, with almost 3.8 million passengers changing trains at the station annually. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, South West Trains and First Great Western.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 1,275 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.