Sandbach Railway Station

SBCH SDB | 1261

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Sandbach station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Cheshire East within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 65,860 journeys were made between Sandbach and Crewe—that's 25% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Manchester Piccadilly.

Passenger numbers for Sandbach peaked during 2016-17 with 285,622 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 82% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Sandbach table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	99,232
1998-99	112,312
1999-00	114,676
2000-01	120,996
2001-02	118,473
2002-03	106,496
2003-04
2004-05	106,051
2005-06	98,217
2006-07	86,255
2007-08	136,022
2008-09	144,072
2009-10	130,418
2010-11	147,252
2011-12	159,118
2012-13	166,788
2013-14	179,852
2014-15	205,682
2015-16	233,638
2016-17	285,622
2017-18	279,136
2018-19	276,870
2019-20	282,068
2020-21	63,840
2021-22	192,662
2022-23	230,552
2023-24	261,400
2024-25