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Stockport Tiviot Dale formerly Teviot Dale
(1865 - 1967)
Stockport Tiviot Dale Station was opened by the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJR) on December 1 1865 as Stockport Teviot Dale
The station was located on the east side of a main thoroughfare called Lancashire Hill, close to the centre of Stockport. The main station building was on the south side of the line, and it was approached from a road that led down from Teviot Dale. The building was a large brick-built structure and there were two through platforms. The main station building stood on the westbound platform. A covered footbridge passed over four tracks, two of which did not have platforms as they were provided for through trains, and connected to the eastbound platform. On the eastbound platform there was another substantial brick building and an extensive canopy
From the start, local people and the town officials referred to the station as Stockport Tiviot Dale, rather than Teviot Dale. In 1874 the Cheshire Lines Company changed the station’s name to Stockport Tiviot Dale
From 1880, Stockport Tiviot Dale station was served by long distance express services running between Liverpool and Manchester to destinations such as Bristol, London, Nottingham and Hull. Other services ran to Chester, Warrington, Buxton, Derby and Sheffield. On July 1 1902 most main line services began to use Cheadle Heath and Stockport Tiviot Dale lost its importance as a main line station. Although it was still served by many trains, it would never again be anything other than a secondary station as far as main line services were concerned
During the 1950s, competition from road transport began to take its toll on the services at Stockport Tiviot Dale and in 1962 the station was left with one service per day to London St Pancras; a Liverpool Central to Nottingham express; only five local trains in each direction plus five services to Sheffield and five to Derby
On November 30 1964, the passenger services were withdrawn. In 1966 main line services were reduced and Stockport Tiviot Dale station was closed completely on January 2 1967
The line through Tiviot Dale was an important route for freight trains travelling between the Woodhead route and Liverpool, so it remained open throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s when station buildings were demolished. The station site is heavily overgrown, but sections of the bay platform still exist
The station was located on the east side of a main thoroughfare called Lancashire Hill, close to the centre of Stockport. The main station building was on the south side of the line, and it was approached from a road that led down from Teviot Dale. The building was a large brick-built structure and there were two through platforms. The main station building stood on the westbound platform. A covered footbridge passed over four tracks, two of which did not have platforms as they were provided for through trains, and connected to the eastbound platform. On the eastbound platform there was another substantial brick building and an extensive canopy
From the start, local people and the town officials referred to the station as Stockport Tiviot Dale, rather than Teviot Dale. In 1874 the Cheshire Lines Company changed the station’s name to Stockport Tiviot Dale
From 1880, Stockport Tiviot Dale station was served by long distance express services running between Liverpool and Manchester to destinations such as Bristol, London, Nottingham and Hull. Other services ran to Chester, Warrington, Buxton, Derby and Sheffield. On July 1 1902 most main line services began to use Cheadle Heath and Stockport Tiviot Dale lost its importance as a main line station. Although it was still served by many trains, it would never again be anything other than a secondary station as far as main line services were concerned
During the 1950s, competition from road transport began to take its toll on the services at Stockport Tiviot Dale and in 1962 the station was left with one service per day to London St Pancras; a Liverpool Central to Nottingham express; only five local trains in each direction plus five services to Sheffield and five to Derby
On November 30 1964, the passenger services were withdrawn. In 1966 main line services were reduced and Stockport Tiviot Dale station was closed completely on January 2 1967
The line through Tiviot Dale was an important route for freight trains travelling between the Woodhead route and Liverpool, so it remained open throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s when station buildings were demolished. The station site is heavily overgrown, but sections of the bay platform still exist
