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- Stockport to Glazebrrok Home
- Stockport Portwood
- Stockport Tiviot Dale
- Cheadle
- Northenden
- Baguley
- West Timperley
- Partington 1st
- Partington 2nd
- Cadishead Bridge
- Cadishead 1st
- Cadishead 2nd
Cheadle
(1866 - 1964)
Cheadle station opened on February 1 1866. Located a mile north of the
village, the station was somewhat remote. The main building was on the
down platform (south side of the line) and was in the most attractive
and generously proportioned style favoured by the CLC. The twin pavilion
structure in dark red brick consisted of a two-storey stationmaster’s
house
On the ‘up’ platform (north side of the line) was a substantial brick waiting shelter with slate roof plus two houses for railway workers
At the time of opening, Cheadle station would have been served by local trains running between Godley and Altrincham (or points along the Mobberley line). With the introduction of passenger services onto the Glazebrook line on August 1 1873 the station would also have been served by trains between Liverpool and Stockport and express passenger services would also have passed through the station
The goods services on the line were equally important. A constant stream of coal trains passed through as did a variety of other merchandise. The route became one of the busiest double-track lines in the country for goods services
By December 1895, Cheadle was served by twelve passenger trains on weekdays plus 3 trains on Sundays. By July 1922, Cheadle had a slightly improved passenger service with nine calls in each direction Monday to Friday but there was no Sunday service
The British Railways summer timetable for 1948 showed five eastbound and four westbound services Monday to Friday. There were two extra westbound services on Saturdays, but there were no Sunday trains
On July 1 1950 the goods depot at Cheadle station was renamed Cheadle North and the line was extremely busy with over 200 goods trains passing through Cheadle every day
Cheadle North goods station closed on October 7 1963 and the Minister of Transport consented to withdrawal of passenger services on September 11 1964 and closure took place on November 30 1964
The line through Cheadle remained a busy freight route and with the Fiddlers Ferry power station, near Widnes, opening in the late 1960s providing additional traffic until March 1984 when the line was lifted
In the late 1980s, the main station building was converted into the Cheshire Lines Tavern - a pub and restaurant which still survives and the former railway workers’ houses are currently in private ownership
On the ‘up’ platform (north side of the line) was a substantial brick waiting shelter with slate roof plus two houses for railway workers
At the time of opening, Cheadle station would have been served by local trains running between Godley and Altrincham (or points along the Mobberley line). With the introduction of passenger services onto the Glazebrook line on August 1 1873 the station would also have been served by trains between Liverpool and Stockport and express passenger services would also have passed through the station
The goods services on the line were equally important. A constant stream of coal trains passed through as did a variety of other merchandise. The route became one of the busiest double-track lines in the country for goods services
By December 1895, Cheadle was served by twelve passenger trains on weekdays plus 3 trains on Sundays. By July 1922, Cheadle had a slightly improved passenger service with nine calls in each direction Monday to Friday but there was no Sunday service
The British Railways summer timetable for 1948 showed five eastbound and four westbound services Monday to Friday. There were two extra westbound services on Saturdays, but there were no Sunday trains
On July 1 1950 the goods depot at Cheadle station was renamed Cheadle North and the line was extremely busy with over 200 goods trains passing through Cheadle every day
Cheadle North goods station closed on October 7 1963 and the Minister of Transport consented to withdrawal of passenger services on September 11 1964 and closure took place on November 30 1964
The line through Cheadle remained a busy freight route and with the Fiddlers Ferry power station, near Widnes, opening in the late 1960s providing additional traffic until March 1984 when the line was lifted
In the late 1980s, the main station building was converted into the Cheshire Lines Tavern - a pub and restaurant which still survives and the former railway workers’ houses are currently in private ownership
