Cheadle Heath railway station
{{Short description|Former railway station in Greater Manchester, England}}
{{for|stations with a similar name|Cheadle railway station (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Cheadle Heath
| status = Disused
| image = Midland Pullman at Cheadle Heath.001.jpg
| caption = The Blue Pullman at Cheadle Heath station on 28 September 1960
| borough = Cheadle Heath, Stockport
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53|24|3.6|N|2|11|20.4|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title|format=dec}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ875893|25|SJ875893}}
| platforms = 5
| original = Midland Railway
| pregroup = Midland Railway
| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
| years = {{Start date|1901|10|01|df=yes}}
| events = Opened as Cheadle Heath
| years1 = 1 May 1902
| events1 = Renamed Cheadle Heath for Stockport
| years2 = 1 October 1908
| events2 = Renamed Cheadle Heath (Stockport)
| years3 = 14 June 1965
| events3 = Renamed Cheadle Heath
| years4 = 2 January 1967
| events4 = Closed to passengers
| years5 = {{end date|1968|07|01|df=y}}
| events5 = Closed
}}
Cheadle Heath railway station was a stop on the Midland Railway's New Mills and Heaton Mersey line; it served the suburb of Cheadle Heath in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.
History
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|image1=Cheadle, Chorlton, Heaton Mersey & Northenden RJD 149.jpg |caption1=A 1903 Railway Clearing House diagram of railways in the Cheadle Heath and Stockport area, showing (in green) the Midland Railway line from Manchester Central passing through Cheadle Heath station and south-eastwards towards New Mills
|image2=Midland to Manchester.jpg |caption2=Sketch map of Midland Railway lines into Manchester
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The station was built on the Midland Railway's New Mills and Heaton Mersey Line (the so-called "Disley cut off" line). The purpose of this line was to avoid the congestion and junctions of {{rws|New Mills Central}}, {{rws|Marple}}, {{rws|Romiley}} and {{rws|Stockport Tiviot Dale}} and difficult profile of the existing line, slowing down London St Pancras to {{rws|Manchester Central}} express trains via the Manchester South District Line.
On 1 October 1901, the initial section from Heaton Mersey to Cheadle Heath opened,{{Harvnb|Butt|1995|p=58}} with a service of passenger trains to Manchester Central. The line through Disley Tunnel to New Mills South Junction was opened on 1 July 1902, enabling through services to {{rws|Derby}} and other stations.
Initially named Cheadle Heath, it changed to Cheadle Heath for Stockport on 1 May 1902. It became Cheadle Heath Stockport on 1 October 1908 and later reverted to its original name on 14 June 1965.
The station remained open to passengers until 2 January 1967 and to goods traffic until 1 July 1968.
Services
Local trains served Manchester Central and intermediate stations. The Midland Pullman operated a regular morning express service between Manchester Central and London St Pancras, with Cheadle Heath as its only stop before running non-stop to London.{{cite web| url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/cheadle%20heath/index.shtml| last=Wright| first=Paul |title=Station name: Cheadle Heath |website=Disused Stations | date=17 May 2017 |access-date=8 October 2024}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line two to one |previous1={{stnlnk|Heaton Mersey}}
Line and station closed |previous2={{stnlnk|Cheadle North}}
Line and station closed |next={{stnlnk|Hazel Grove (Midland)}}
Line open, station closed |route=Midland Railway |col={{MR colour}} }}
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{{Closed stations Greater Manchester}}
The site today
Most of the station's site is now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket and car park.
A single track remains and is still used by freight trains, mostly carrying limestone from quarries near Buxton to chemical factories near Northwich.
The two railway bridges across the River Mersey at Cheadle Heath North junction have been demolished; three of the four bridge heads remain, one of which is readily accessible to walkers.
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{citation|last=Butt|first=R.V.J.|title=The Directory of Railway Stations|year=1995|publisher=Patrick Stephens|isbn=1-85260-508-1}}
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External links
- [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#387,389,1 Cheadle Heath Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map]
- [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/c/cheadle%20heath/index.shtml Information from Subterranea Britannica]
- [http://www.marple-uk.com/railways/c07_01.htm Railways of Marple and District From 1794]
- [http://www.steamindex.com/backtrak/bt17.htm Backtrack Volume 17]
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Category:Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Category:Former Midland Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1901
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968