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The Mid-Cheshire Rail Users Group (for the Manchester to Chester via Altrincham line) compiled some figures as a response to the draft Rail Utisilation Strategy last year. Some of them were very high but Northern Rail's response was apparently that other lines are worse! (Maybe that included the Buxton to Blackpool service) I've stated some of the higher numbers that were recorded below.
Day of week Service Type of train No of passengers between Ashley and Hale
Monday 06:53 Chester to Manchester 2 Car 142 168
Tuesday 15:00 Chester to Manchester 2 Car 142 156
Monday 07:39 Manchester to Chester 2 Car 150 180
Friday 10:04 Chester to Manchester 2 Car 150 151
Saturday 10:00 Chester to Manchester 4 Car 142 60 standing*
Saturday 10:24 Manchester to Chester 2 Car 142 28 standing
Saturday 11:00 Chester to Manchester 2 Car 142 50 standing
* That figure was recorded when the 9:55 Chester to Manchester via Warrington service was replaced by two buses. However, normally that service would have been run by a 2 car 150.
A 2 Car 142 has a maximum of 120 seats (102 minimum). The report didn't mention how many seats 150s have. However, there would be two different figures.
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