Cheadle railway station
Former railway station in Greater Manchester, England
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Cheadle LNW railway station served Cheadle, Cheshire, England, between 1866 and its closure in 1917.
Cheadle | |
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The station in circa 1905, viewed looking north down Manchester Road from Cheadle High Street.[nb 1] | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cheadle, England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1866 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
Opening
The London and North Western Railway completed its line from Stockport Edgeley to Northenden in 1866; the station opened on 1 August.[1]
Location
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The station was located 100 yards (90 m) north of Cheadle High Street, on the western side of the road, at the point where the line crossed over Manchester Road. It was reached by steps leading up to it.[2]
Two platforms were provided: the northern platform handled trains from Warrington to Stockport and the southern side for trains heading west to Warrington and Liverpool.
Services
On the opening of the line and the station in 1866, the LNWR immediately commenced operating a passenger train service from Manchester London Road to Cheadle, via Stockport Edgeley; services continued onwards to Northenden, Broadheath, Warrington Arpley and Liverpool Lime Street.
In December 1895, 20 trains per weekday operated from Manchester via Stockport; seven of these continued on to Broadheath near Altrincham, with two continuing on to Liverpool.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northenden Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway Warrington and Stockport Railway |
Stockport Edgeley Line and station open | ||
Closure
The service was discontinued on 1 January 1917 and the station was closed that day.[1]
Goods trains operated by LNWR, and London Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923, continued to use the line through the station's site from 1917 until 1948. From that date, the trains were operated by British Railways' London Midland Region until 21 August 1967, though it was renamed Cheadle South from 1 July 1950.[4]
The site today
The line through Cheadle High Level was singled in the early 1970s to facilitate the construction of the M63 motorway (now the M60). From 1992, Mid-Cheshire line passenger trains were diverted to run via Stockport and therefore through Cheadle High Level to allow the Altrincham line services to be transferred to Manchester Metrolink; however, Cheadle High Level station was not reopened.
Proposed new station
Following a campaign by local politicians, Cheadle’s Towns Fund Board submitted an application to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council for a new station for Cheadle on the same site on the Mid-Cheshire line.[5] The station facilities would be built adjacent to the car park of the Alexandra Hospital.[6][7]
In 2022, the UK government committed £9million funding to the project and the station was expected to open in 2025. It will have a single 100m long platform, providing one train per hour along the Mid-Cheshire line between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester, via Stockport and Altrincham.[8]
By 2026, the cost of reopening the station had risen to £14million, and work had not started. The government confirmed that the proposed station was held up by operational concerns.[9]
Stockport Council announced in Summer 2026 that construction could start within the next 12 months.[10]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Services | ||||
| Northern Trains | ||||
Notes
- The roof of the main station building is seen above a cottage and an LNWR local train stands in the platform. An LNWR sign is affixed to the left hand side of the bridge, promoting services from the station.
