Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester,in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester,England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842,it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of the city centre,it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London,Birmingham,Nottingham,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Cardiff,Bristol,Exeter,Plymouth,Reading,Southampton and Bournemouth;regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool,Leeds,Sheffield,Newcastle and York;and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms:12 terminal and two through platforms. Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
Marple is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is on the River Goyt,9 miles (14 km) south-east of Manchester,9 miles (14 km) north of Macclesfield and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Stockport. In 2021,it had a population of 12,980.
Woodley is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is situated mostly on the east side of the Peak Forest Canal,next to Bredbury,Romiley and the boundary with Tameside,at Gee Cross. Historically part of Cheshire,the name means "a clearing in the wood" because the area contains a lot of woodland.
Romiley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. Historically part of Cheshire,it borders Marple,Bredbury and Woodley. At the 2021 census,the Bredbury Green and Romiley ward,which also includes Compstall,Bredbury Green and a large part of Bredbury,had a population of 13,700.
The Middlewood Way is an 11-mile (16 km) shared use path in north-west England,between Macclesfield and Rose Hill,Marple;it was opened on 30 May 1985 by Dr David Bellamy. It serves the needs of walkers,dog walkers,cyclists,joggers and horse riders and plays host to a wide range of flora and fauna.
Bredbury is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,8 miles (12.9 km) south-east of Manchester,2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stockport and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Hyde. At the 2011 census,it had a population of 16,721.
Macclesfield railway station is a main line station serving the Cheshire market town of Macclesfield. It lies on the Stafford to Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom.
Middlewood railway station serves the village of High Lane in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Buxton Line between Manchester Piccadilly,Stockport and Buxton. The station is managed and served by Northern Trains;it is the last station on the line within the Transport for Greater Manchester ticketing area.
Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines,serving the village of Hazel Grove,Greater Manchester,England.
The Buxton line is a railway line in Northern England,connecting Manchester with Buxton in Derbyshire. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Northern Trains.
Marple railway station serves the town of Marple,in Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line,sited 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station opened in 1865 by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway;it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains,who generally provide two trains per hour in each direction. Rose Hill Marple station also serves the town on a spur of the Hope Valley Line which,until 1970,continued towards Macclesfield.
Romiley railway station serves Romiley,in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is sited at a junction of two parts of the Hope Valley Line,providing services between Manchester Piccadilly,New Mills Central and Sheffield,and also between Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple.
Reddish North is one of two railway stations serving the suburb of Reddish in Stockport,England;the other is Reddish South. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
Woodley railway station serves the suburb of Woodley in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. The station is 9+1⁄4 miles (14.9 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on a branch of the Hope Valley Line to Rose Hill Marple. It is situated where the A560 road from Stockport to Gee Cross,near Hyde,crosses over the railway line.
Hyde Central is the main railway station serving Hyde,in Greater Manchester,England;other stations in the town include Hyde North,Flowery Field and Newton for Hyde. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line,hosting services between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple.
Hyde North is a railway station serving the north of Hyde,Greater Manchester,England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who also operate all services that stop here.
Guide Bridge railway station serves Guide Bridge in Audenshaw,Greater Manchester,England,and is operated by Northern Trains. The station is 4+3⁄4 miles (7.6 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on both the Rose Hill Marple and Glossop Lines.
The Macclesfield,Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&MR) was a railway line between Macclesfield and Marple,England;it was 11 miles in length. The route was opened jointly by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) and the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1869. It was part of an alternative link between Manchester and destinations south of Macclesfield. The line was closed in 1970 and its route now forms the Middlewood Way,a trail used by walkers,cyclists and horse riders.
Stockport bus station in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,was a bus terminus for approximately 65 bus services. It opened on 2 March 1981 on the site of a former car park. Before the bus station opened,most services terminated at Mersey Square.
Middlewood Higher was a railway station located near to the village of High Lane in Cheshire,England. It was opened in 1879 by the Macclesfield,Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) –a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railways (NSR).
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