Cheadle Heath railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other 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 Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws and difficult profile of the existing line, slowing down London St Pancras to Template:Rws 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 Template:Rws 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.

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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.

External links

• Cheadle Heath Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
• Information from Subterranea Britannica
• Railways of Marple and District From 1794
• Backtrack Volume 17