Gorton  | |||||
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 Gorton railway station in 2005 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Gorton, Manchester England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ889969 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GTO | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 23 May 1842 | Opened as Gorton | ||||
| 25 August 1906 | Resited and renamed Gorton and Openshaw | ||||
| 1 May 1926 | Renamed Gorton | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.126 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  24,368 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 51,966 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 51,942 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 59,764 | ||||
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Gorton railway station serves the Gorton district of the city of Manchester, England. It is sited 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station is a stop on the Glossop and Hope Valley lines; Northern Trains operate all services that stop here and also manage the station.