Station facilities:

Staffed mornings, Mon-Sat, Congleton station is run by Northern Rail. Waiting room and toilets when staffed. Canopies on both platforms. There is an intercom system on the platform for recorded announcements of the next train due.

Road and cycle access to both sides of the station and its platforms, plus a footbridge between the two.

Leaving the station:

When arriving at Congleton station from the south (London, Stoke-on-Trent etc), ride though the station car park, turn left (right for Congleton centre) onto the road bridge, then first right into Cross Lane. Be alert as this is quite a busy junction with the added complication of a service road in front of the shops.

When arriving at Congleton station from the north (Manchester etc), leave through the gate left of the footbridge. Turn right to pass under the road bridge, turn left, pass the feed mill and a pub, then turn right into Cross Lane. Be alert as this is quite a busy junction with the added complication of a service road in front of the shops.

See the map below for other directions.

To cycle into Congleton centre, see The Congleton Cycle Network map

Local facilities:

This part of Congleton (Hightown) boasts two pubs, a post office, pharmacy, chip shop, hardware shop and newsagent

What the route to the Cheshire Cycleway is like

Once you've passed Hightown's pubs and shops, the route takes you to the edge of town, past a garden centre cafe. There's another garden centre cafe nearer the Cheshire Cycleway on the busy A34. As in most places, traffic is heavier at commuting and school finishing times, but these lanes are reasonably wide so there's space for all.

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