Cheadle Heath railway station

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Cheadle Heath
Midland Pullman at Cheadle Heath.001.jpg
The Blue Pullman at Cheadle Heath station on 28 September 1960
General information
Location Cheadle Heath, Stockport
England
Coordinates 53°24′3.6″N2°11′20.4″W / 53.401000°N 2.189000°W / 53.401000; -2.189000
Grid reference SJ875893
Platforms5
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 October 1901 (1901-10-01)Opened as Cheadle Heath
1 May 1902Renamed Cheadle Heath for Stockport
1 October 1908Renamed Cheadle Heath (Stockport)
14 June 1965Renamed Cheadle Heath
2 January 1967Closed to passengers
1 July 1968 (1968-07-01)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.

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History

Cheadle, Chorlton, Heaton Mersey & Northenden RJD 149.jpg
A 1903 Railway Clearing House diagram of railways in the Cheadle Heath and Stockport area, showing (in green) the Midland Railway line from Manchester Central passing through Cheadle Heath station and south-eastwards towards New Mills
Midland to Manchester.jpg
Sketch map of Midland Railway lines into Manchester

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 New Mills Central, Marple, Romiley and Stockport Tiviot Dale and difficult profile of the existing line, slowing down London St Pancras to Manchester Central express trains via the Manchester South District Line.

On 1 October 1901, the initial section from Heaton Mersey to Cheadle Heath opened, [1] 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 Derby 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. [1]

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

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. [2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Heaton Mersey
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway   Hazel Grove (Midland)
Line open, station closed
Cheadle North
Line and station closed
  

The site today

Most of the station's site is now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket and car park. [2]

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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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Butt 1995 , p. 58
  2. 1 2 Wright, Paul (17 May 2017). "Station name: Cheadle Heath". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

Bibliography

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens, ISBN   1-85260-508-1