Heaton Mersey railway station

Heaton Mersey railway station served the Heaton Mersey district of Stockport between 1880 and 1961.

Heaton Mersey
A stopping train from Derby at Heaton Mersey station in 1951
General information
LocationHeaton Mersey, Stockport
England
Coordinates53°24′39″N 2°12′30″W / 53.4107°N 2.2083°W / 53.4107; -2.2083
Grid referenceSJ862904
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 January 1880 (1880-01-01)Station opened
3 July 1961 (1961-07-03)Station closed

History

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A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Heaton Mersey (centre)
Manchester South District Line
 
 
Manchester Central
 
 
 
Deansgate-Castlefield ( 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cornbrook
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trafford Bar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Firswood
 
 
 
Chorlton
 
 
 
St Werburgh's Road
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Withington
 
 
 
Burton Road
 
 
Withington and Albert Park
 
 
 
West Didsbury
 
 
Didsbury
 
 
 
Didsbury Village
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
East Didsbury
 
 
Heaton Mersey
 
 
 
 
Stockport Tiviot Dale
 
 
 
 
Cheadle Heath
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hazel Grove
 
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–)

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 which ran from Heaton Mersey East Junction to Chorlton Junction and on to Manchester Central station.

The station was situated at the southern end of Station Road which still exists. 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 which was provided with a smaller brick-built shelter. Station staff could use a wooden boarded crossing at the north end of the facility.

Train services

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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.

The site today

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No trace remains of the station or the line - all the structures were demolished after the track was lifted in 1970, whilst the cutting in which the station sat was subsequently filled in.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations - Heaton Mersey"Disused Stations; Retrieved 2 April 2016
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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