Reddish North railway station is one of two stations serving the suburb of

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; the other is Reddish South. It was built by the ''

Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee The Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1869 as a joint venture between the Midland Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Origins For many years the Midland had b ...

'' in 1875, on the line between

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and

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(now Piccadilly station). As a joint venture of the

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and the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

, it was a shorter route than the earlier-built line through Hyde Junction. It was used by the Midland railway's main line expresses from

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until 1880, when they began running via Stockport Tiviot Dale into Manchester Central. Originally named simply ''Reddish'', it became ''Reddish North'' in 1951. Some of the original buildings have disappeared over time. The original station yard, with

goods shed A goods shed is a railway building designed for storing goods before or after carriage in a train. A typical goods shed will have a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built ...

, is intact (though without rails) and is currently used by a timber merchant. Although the original mileposts along this section were maintained by the

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, the mileages are measured from

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on the

line, contrary to the latter's normal practice of measuring from St Pancras.

Facilities

The station retains its ticket office, which is staffed on weekdays all day (06:30-21:00) and on Saturday until early afternoon (07:20-14:30). Outside of these times, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. There is a waiting shelter on platform 2, along with bench seating. Train running information is supplied via CIS screens, timetable posters and automated announcements. Step-free access is only available on the Manchester-bound platform (1), as the only access to platform 2 is via a stepped footbridge.

Service

All services at Reddish North are operated by

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using Class 150 and Class 156

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. The current off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to (1 non-stop, 1 stopping) * 2 tph to of which 1 continues to On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.

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Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport DfT Category E stations Former Great Central and Midland Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875 Northern franchise railway stations {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub

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