Editing Congleton (section)

== Transport ==

===Railway===
[[File:Congleton station.jpg|thumb|Congleton railway station in 2018]]
[[Congleton railway station]] was opened by the [[North Staffordshire Railway]] on 9 October 1848. It is situated on the [[Stafford-Manchester Line|Stafford-Manchester spur]] of the [[West Coast Main Line]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congleton Station Information |url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations/congleton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716144619/https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations/CNG |archive-date=16 July 2017 |access-date=2019-09-20 |website=northernrailway.co.uk}}</ref> There is generally an hourly stopping service between [[Manchester Piccadilly]] and [[Stoke-on-Trent railway station|Stoke-on-Trent]], fewer on Sundays (every 2 to 3 hours), with trains operated by [[Northern Trains]].

The [[Biddulph Valley line]] used to terminate in the town. The railway ran from Stoke-on-Trent to [[Brunswick Wharf]], in the suburb of [[Buglawton]]. Passenger services ended in 1927,<ref name="y">{{cite web |title=Activities and Information About the Biddulph Valley Way |url=https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/ranger_service/countryside_sites/biddulph_valley_way/activities_and_information.aspx |website=Chesire East Council |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> with freight services continuing until 1968 when the line was closed.<ref name="y"/>

===Buses===
Congleton is served by seven bus routes, operated by [[D&G Bus]]; there are no services on Sundays. Destinations include [[Alsager]], [[Macclesfield]], [[Crewe]] and [[Newcastle-under-Lyme|Newcastle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congleton – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/congleton |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bus Services {{!}} D&G Bus |url=https://www.dgbus.co.uk/bus-services/?region=Cheshire |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.dgbus.co.uk}}</ref>

===Roads===
Congleton is {{convert|7|mi|km}} east of the [[M6 motorway]], connected by the [[A534 road|A534]]. It is on the [[A34 road|A34]] trunk road between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester, and the [[A54 road (England)|A54]] to [[Buxton]] and the [[Peak District]]. The [[A536 road|A536]] links the town with Macclesfield, with the A527 linking the town to [[Biddulph]] and providing an alternative route to Stoke-on-Trent.

===Waterways===
[[File:Canal bridges at Hightown in Congleton, Cheshire - geograph.org.uk - 4255065.jpg|thumb|The [[Macclesfield Canal]] at Hightown in Congleton]]
The [[Macclesfield Canal]], completed in 1831, passes through the town. It runs {{convert|26|mi}} from Marple Junction at [[Marple, Greater Manchester|Marple]], where it joins the [[Peak Forest Canal|Upper Peak Forest Canal]], southwards (through [[Bollington]] and [[Macclesfield]]), before arriving at [[Bosley]]. Having descended the 12 Bosley Locks over the course of about a mile (1.6&nbsp;km), the canal continues through Congleton to a junction with the Hall Green Branch of the [[Trent & Mersey Canal]] at Hall Green. The canal is renowned for its elegant [[roving bridge]]s.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Congleton is one of few places in Britain where a road, canal and railway all cross each other at the same place.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

===Air===
The nearest airport to the town is [[Manchester Airport]], {{convert|20|mi|km|0|abbr=}} away.