Heaton Mersey railway station

Heaton Mersey
A stopping train from Derby, 1951
General information
Location	Heaton Mersey, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, England
Coordinates	53°24′39″N2°12′30″W / 53.4107°N 2.2083°W / 53.4107; -2.2083
Grid reference	SJ862904
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 January 1880 (1880-01-01)	Station opened
3 July 1961 (1961-07-03)	Passenger services discontinued
17 August 1969 (1969-08-17)	Track disconnected
1970 (1970)	Track lifted, station demolished
Location

Heaton Mersey railway station served the Heaton Mersey suburb of Stockport, in Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), England. It was a stop on the Manchester South District Line between 1880 and 1961.

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Heaton Mersey (centre)

Manchester South District Line
Legend
Manchester Central Metrolink to City Centre Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Bridgewater Canal Cornbrook CLC Liverpool–Manchester lines Metrolink Eccles & Trafford Park Lines CLC Liverpool-Stockport line Trafford Bar MSJ&AR Metrolink Altrincham Line Firswood Chorlton St Werburgh's Road Metrolink Airport Line Withington Burton Road Withington and Albert Park West Didsbury Didsbury Didsbury Village LNWR Styal Line East Didsbury Heaton Mersey Stockport Tiviot Dale Hope Valley Line via Marple River Mersey Cheadle Heath LNWR to Stockport Edgeley LNWR Stafford–Manchester line Hazel Grove to the Hope Valley Line via Disley Tunnel
Key Former MSDR station (1880–1967) Metrolink route through former MSDR station (2013–) Metrolink stop on former MSDR line (2013–) Metrolink stop on former MSDR station (2013–)
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Heaton Mersey railway station was opened on 1 January 1880 by the Midland Railway ^[1] and lay on the newly opened Manchester South District Line; it ran from Heaton Mersey East Junction to Chorlton Junction and on to Manchester Central.

It was situated at the southern end of Station Road, which is still extant. The station was later operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and was closed by the London Midland Region of British Railways on 3 July 1961. ^[1]

The main station building was a substantial brick-built structure located on the east (southbound) side of the line. A footbridge led across the twin railway tracks to the northbound platform, with a smaller brick-built shelter. Station staff could use a wooden boarded crossing at the north end of the facility.

Services

The station was served by local trains from Manchester Central to Cheadle Heath and to Stockport Tiviot Dale; also by secondary stopping trains from Derby. These continued to run after the closure of the station until 1967, with line closing to all traffic two years later. ^[2]

The site today

The station was demolished and the track lifted in 1970, with the cutting infilled to accommodate residential, commercial and industrial developments. These include the Green Pastures estate and Heaton Mersey Industrial Estate.

Some remnants of the original infrastructure remain; notably, former bridge abutments are still visible: one stands on Vale Road, ^[2] facing west toward the industrial estate, while another is located within Heaton Vale Nature Park, facing south-east toward the River Mersey. A public footpath now traces the course of the former railway line, linking these surviving structures.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Didsbury Line and station closed		Midland Railway South District Railway		Stockport Tiviot Dale Line and station closed
				Cheadle Heath Line and station closed

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Wright, Paul; Price, Bevan (17 September 2023). "Station name: Heaton Mersey". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

External links

• Heaton Mersey station on a navigable 1948 O.S. map
• Heaton Mersey station at the Disused Stations website