Heaton Mersey railway station served the

Heaton Mersey Heaton Mersey is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the north-western border of Stockport, adjacent to Didsbury and Burnage in Manchester. Heaton Mersey is a mostly residential area and commuter zone for Manche ...

district of

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

between 1880 and 1961.

History

Cheadle, Chorlton, Heaton Mersey & Northenden RJD 149

Heaton Mersey railway station was opened on 1 January 1880 by 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 ...

and lay on the newly opened

Manchester South District Line Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two ...

which ran from Heaton Mersey East Junction to Chorlton Junction and on to

Manchester Central station Manchester Central railway station is a former railway station in Manchester city centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, it has been converted into an exhibition and conference centre, originally know ...

. 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 The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally ...

and was closed by the London Midland Region of British Railways on 3 July 1961. 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

The station was served by local trains from Manchester Central to

Cheadle Heath Cheadle Heath is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, west of the town centre and southeast of Manchester. Cheadle Heath railway station, on the site now occupied by Morrisons supermarket, closed in 1967. It is home to Chea ...

and to

Stockport Tiviot Dale Stockport Tiviot Dale was one of two main railway stations serving the town of Stockport, Cheshire, England; the other being Stockport Edgeley (now simply referred to as Stockport). Tiviot Dale was named after Teviotdale in Scotland. Prince Cha ...

; also by secondary stopping trains from

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

. These continued to run after the closure of the station until 1967, with line closing to all traffic two years later.

The site today

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."Disused Stations - Heaton Mersey"
'Disused Stations''; Retrieved 2 April 2016

References

External links

Heaton Mersey Station
at Disused Stations Site Record {{Closed stations Greater Manchester Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1880 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961 Manchester South District Line