DAY TRIPS ON THE MID LINE Train Times, Fares and Travel Tips Shopping towns and cities – , , , , Stockport, Cathedrals – Chester, Manchester Museums – Chester (Military Museum, Grosvenor Museum), Northwich (Weaver Hall Museum), Lostock Gralam (Lion Salt Works), Knutsford (Heritage Centre), from Lostock Gralam Stockport (Hat Museum, Air Raid Shelters), Manchester (Museum of Science and Industry, City Art Gallery) on the Mid Cheshire Line The Great Outdoors – (Delamere), Northwich Woodlands, (Northwich and Lostock Gralam), Tatton Park (Knutsford), Dunham Massey (Altrincham) Country walks and cycle rides – collect Mid Cheshire Line walks booklets and cycle ride booklets from station ticket offices or tourist information points - or download them from our website Village Pubs – (Goshawk), (Golden Pheasant), Mobberley (Railway Inn), Ashley (Greyhound), Hale (Cheshire Midland Hotel and Railway Inn) Music Trains – Chester-Plumley and Altrincham-Chester from April to October Northern trains to Chester, Delamere, Northwich, Knutsford, Altrincham, Stockport

DAY TRIPS – WITH JUST ONE CHANGE and Manchester. Every hour from early morning to late evening (Monday to Saturday) and every two hours on Sundays. Direct from Chester – Birmingham, Cardiff, Church Stretton, Hereford, Holyhead, Leominster, Liverpool, Llandudno, London, Ludlow, Shrewsbury Departure times from Departure times from Direct from Stockport – Birmingham, Bristol, Buxton, Cleethorpes, London, , Lost ock Gralam to Manchester Lostock Gralam to Chester Nottingham, Norwich, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent (2 October 2017 to 9 December 2017 (2 October 2017 to 9 December 2017) Direct from Manchester - Arnside, Blackpool, Bolton, Carlisle, Durham, Edale, Edinburgh, Hull, Mondays Mondays Glasgow, Kendal, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Scarborough, Windermere, York to Fridays Saturdays Sundays to Fridays Saturdays Sundays DAYS OUT ON THE TRAIN (with special tickets – see website for details) 0635 0635 0936 0706 0706 1012 0710a 0734 1137 0812 0810 1211 Settle and Carlisle Line (Manchester-Leeds-Carlisle-Manchester) East Lancashire Heritage Railway and Bury Transport Museum (Metrolink from Altrincham) 0733 0837b 1337 0911 0911 1411 Ffestiniog Railway circular (Chester-Shrewsbury-Porthmadog-Blaenau Ffestiniog- Chester) 0810a 0932b 1537 1010 1010 1611 Welsh Highland and Ffestiniog Railways circular (Chester-Blaenau Ffestiniog-Porthmadog- 0837b 1034b 1737 1110 1110 1811 Caernarfon-bus to Bangor-Chester or vice versa) 0932b 1132b 1937 1210 1210 2013 Welsh Highland Railway day trip (Chester-Bangor-Caernarfon-Porthmadog and return) 1034b 1232b 2137 1310 1310 2212 Ffestiniog Railway day trip (Chester-Llandudno Junction-Blaenau Ffestiniog-Porthmadog and 1132b 1332b 1410 1410 return) 1232b 1432b 1510 1510 DAY TICKETS (some with weekday time restrictions) 1332b 1534b 1610 1610 1432b 1632b 1711 1711 Cheshire Day Ranger - Adult £23.00, Senior Railcard £15.20, Child £11.50

Merseyrail Saveaway from Chester – Adult £5.20, Child £2.70 1534b 1732b 1737 1810 Greater Manchester Wayfarer (see p3) – Adult £13.00, English Bus Pass £8.00, Child £6.50 1632b 1839 1759 1910 South Pennines Day Ranger from Stockport - Adult £23.00, Senior Railcard £15.20, Child £11.50 1732b 1939 1837 2010 North Wales All Zones Rover from Chester – Adult £38.00, Senior Railcard £25.30, Child £19.00 1839 2037 1910 2108 1940 2208 2010 2210 MULTI-DAY TICKETS 2037 2322 2108 2308 North Wales Coast and Peaks Rover (any 4 days in 8) - Adult £74.00, 2208 2212 0005 Senior Railcard £48.85, Child £37.00 North West Rover (7 days) - Adult £89.00, Senior Railcard £58.75, Child £44.50 2322 2308 North West Rover (any 4 days in 8) - Adult £74.00, Senior Railcard £48.85, Child £37.00 0007 a to Stockport only - for Manchester Piccadilly change at Stockport FOR MORE DETAILS OF TRIPS AND TICKETS SEE THE MID CHESHIRE LINE WEBSITE b also stops at Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme October 2017 October 2017 Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership www.midcheshirerail.org.uk www.midcheshirerail.org.uk

FARES FROM LOSTOCK GRALAM 2017 TICKETS FROM LOSTOCK GRALAM TO STATIONS ON THE MID CHESHIRE LINE

Anytime Off-Peak Off-Peak You should buy your single or return ticket from the conductor on the train Single Day Day DUO (DUO with cash or card. Season tickets can only be bought at a ticket office or online Return Return Return cost per and must be bought in advance. See the Mid Cheshire Line website for more after 09:00 after 09:00 person) details about buying tickets, particularly for information about options when Station £ £ £ £ £ travelling to Manchester. Chester 9.30 10.70 9.00 13.50 6.75 Mouldsworth 6.00 8.30 7.00 10.50 5.25 Single journey – buy an Anytime Single. Delamere 5.40 7.70 6.00 9.00 4.50 Returning the same day – buy an Anytime Day Return, an Off-Peak Day Return, Cuddington 3.70 5.10 4.30 6.40 3.20 a DUO or a Wayfarer (see p4 for Wayfarer fares) . Wayfarer is a day ticket Greenbank 2.60 3.80 3.20 4.80 2.40 available from the conductor. It is valid on trains and Metrolink from 09:30 and Northwich 2.00 2.30 1.90 2.80 1.40 on buses all day. It covers all routes in Greater Manchester and some adjoining Plumley 2.00 2.30 1.90 2.80 1.40 parts of Derbyshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, the Peak District and Cheshire Knutsford 2.60 3.70 3.10 4.60 2.30 (including the Mid Cheshire Line as far as Northwich).

Mobberley 4.80 6.50 5.50 8.20 4.10 Season tickets are available to any station for a week or for any period from a Ashley 5.50 7.90 6.30 9.40 4.70 month to a year. You can only buy them initially from a ticket office (e.g. Hale 6.10 9.00 7.60 11.40* 5.70* Northwich or Knutsford) and you will need a passport photo for a free Altrincham 6.30 9.20 7.80 11.70* 5.85* photocard. Example fares: Manchester Piccadilly £58.30 (week), £223.90 Navigation Road 6.40 9.50 8.00 12.00* 6.00* (month). Conductors can renew weekly seasons if you have a photocard. Stockport 8.10 11.50 9.70 14.50* 7.25* Manchester 9.70 13.00 10.80 16.20* 8.10* Chester Rail Link bus costs £1. It’s free with an English bus pass. Metroshuttle buses in Stockport and Manchester centres are free. Railcard - example fares f rom Lostock Gralam

Chester 6.15 7.05 5.95 CONTACTS Manchester 6.40 8.60 7.15 Northern 0800 200 60 60 (24h)

Anytime Day Return fares are for return the same day. Child fares (for children National Rail Enquiries 03457 48 49 50 (24h) aged 5-15) are generally 50% of adult fares. Off-Peak Day Return fares are National Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (12p minute + provider’s access charge) available from 09:00 Monday to Friday & all day Saturday, Sunday and Bank Mid Cheshire Line Sally Buttifant, Community Rail Officer, Holidays. 01244 976788 or 0773 652 3863 or [email protected]

DUO is a return fare for two people travelling together. Railcard discounts do CHANGES not apply to DUOs. DUO is available from 09:00 Mondays to Fridays and all day Timetables change each year in October and December and may also change in Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays (except Saturdays and Sundays in May. Fares change each year in January and may also change in May and December). * From Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) DUO return September. This leaflet is correct at time of publication – October 2017. Check journeys from Manchester, Stockport, Navigation Road Altrincham or Hale must the website of the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership for updates start by 16:00 or after 17:59

Railcard fares are generally 2/3 of adult fares (34% off). Railcard fares apply at all TRAVELLING FROM ANOTHER STATION? These times, fares and facilities apply times for holders of Senior, Disabled and Family Railcards. Railcard fares are not to Lostock Gralam. Times and fares are different for other stations and valid before 09:30 with Two Together Railcards or before 10:00 with 16-25 facilities may vary – see our website for details. Railcards and Forces Railcards from Mondays to Fridays (except on Bank Holidays). 16-25 Railcards and Forces Railcards are valid all day in July and August. October 2017 October 2017 Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership www.midcheshirerail.org.uk www.midcheshirerail.org.uk