Fairfield railway station (England)

Fairfield
National Rail
General information
LocationDroylsden, Tameside
England
Grid referenceSJ904971
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFRF
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1841First station opened
1892Resited
6 May 1974Renamed from Fairfield for Droylsden
Passengers
2018/19Increase 41,296
2019/20Increase 43,316
2020/21Decrease 3,906
2021/22Increase 14,026
2022/23Increase 16,572
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

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.