Cheadle Heath railway station explained

Cheadle Heath
Status:Disused
Borough:Cheadle Heath, Stockport
Country:England
Coordinates:53.401°N -2.189°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:5
Original:Midland Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Events:Opened as Cheadle Heath
Years1:1 May 1902
Events1:Renamed Cheadle Heath for Stockport
Years2:1 October 1908
Events2:Renamed Cheadle Heath (Stockport)
Years3:14 June 1965
Events3:Renamed Cheadle Heath
Events4:Closed

Cheadle Heath railway station was a stop on the Midland Railway's New Mills and Heaton Mersey line; it served the suburb of Cheadle Heath in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

History

The station was built on the Midland Railway's New Mills and Heaton Mersey Line (the so-called "Disley cut off" line). The purpose of this line was to avoid the congestion and junctions of,, and and difficult profile of the existing line, slowing down London St Pancras to express trains via the Manchester South District Line.

On 1 October 1901, the initial section from Heaton Mersey to Cheadle Heath opened, with a service of passenger trains to Manchester Central. The line through Disley Tunnel to New Mills South Junction was opened on 1 July 1902, enabling through services to and other stations.

Initially named Cheadle Heath, it changed to Cheadle Heath for Stockport on 1 May 1902. It became Cheadle Heath Stockport on 1 October 1908 and later reverted to its original name on 14 June 1965.

The station remained open to passengers until 2 January 1967 and to goods traffic until 1 July 1968.

Services

Local trains served Manchester Central and intermediate stations. The Midland Pullman operated a regular morning express service between Manchester Central and London St Pancras, with Cheadle Heath as its only stop before running non-stop to London.[1]

The site today

Most of the station's site is now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket and car park.

A single track remains and is still used by freight trains, mostly carrying limestone from quarries near Buxton to chemical factories near Northwich.

The two railway bridges across the River Mersey at Cheadle Heath North junction have been demolished; three of the four bridge heads remain, one of which is readily accessible to walkers.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station name: Cheadle Heath . Wright. Paul . Disused Stations . 17 May 2017 . 8 October 2024.