General information | |||||
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Location | Droylsden, Tameside England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ904971 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FRF | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1841 | First station opened | ||||
1892 | Resited | ||||
6 May 1974 | Renamed from Fairfield for Droylsden | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 41,296 | ||||
2019/20 | 43,316 | ||||
2020/21 | 3,906 | ||||
2021/22 | 14,026 | ||||
2022/23 | 16,572 | ||||
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Fairfield railway station serves the Fairfield area of Droylsden, Tameside, Greater Manchester and is located 3.1 miles (5 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station. It was opened by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway in 1892, when the Fallowfield Loop to Manchester Central opened; it replaced an earlier station that had opened on the line in 1841, west of the present site.