The station is 9¾ miles (16 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Stafford to Manchester Line, and was opened in 1845 by the London & North Western Railway.
Virgin Trains operate inter-city services between London Euston via the Colwich spur to Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly.
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The village was served by Wedgwood railway station on the Stafford to Manchester Line, although no trains have stopped there since 2003, the service having been replaced by Baker Buses X1 service.