Heaton Mersey was a proposed tram stop in

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 ...

, Greater Manchester. The proposed tram extension was first consulted on in 1999, but plans were dropped in 2004.

History

An extension to the line from East Didsbury to Stockport was first proposed in 1999, and

GMPTE Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive was the public body responsible for public transport in Greater Manchester between 1974 and 2011, when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester. SELNEC PTE Until 1969, the conurbati ...

applied for powers to build it. However, the process came to a halt in 2004 when the ''big bang'' extension was stopped. The proposed extension would have reused some of the former railway alignment. However much of it was built on or filled in after closure, making re-opening more difficult, so the proposed line would have included some new infrastructure and street running sections to take it into Stockport. In these plans, the line would have terminated at Stockport bus station.

References

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