Stockport Interchange
{{Short description|Transport hub in Greater Manchester, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Stockport Interchange
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = bus
| type =
| image = StockportInterchange.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Stockport Interchange with Viaduct Park on the roof and the helix cycleway and walkway
| address = Chestergate, Stockport,
Greater Manchester, SK1 1NP
| country = United Kingdom
| coordinates = {{coord|53.409|-2.163|display=title}}
| owned =
| operator =
| transit_authority = Transport for Greater Manchester
| line =
| bus_stands = 18
| bus_operators =
| architect = BDP (full scheme){{Cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/140m-stockport-interchange-opens/ |title=£140m Stockport Interchange opens |last=Whelan |first=Dan |date=19 March 2024 |website=Place North West |access-date=1 December 2024}}
The Harris Partnership (interchange - post-planning)
Leach Rhodes Walker (residential){{cite web |url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/all-change-the-stockport-exchange-10-07-2023/ |title=All change: The Stockport Interchange |last=Ing |first=Will |date=10 July 2023 |website=Construction News |access-date=6 February 2024}}
| status =
| opened = 17 March 2024
}}
Stockport Interchange is a transport hub in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. As well as a bus station, it includes walking and cycling links, a rooftop park, and a mixed use residential and commercial building. The interchange opened on 17 March 2024.
History
In 2014, funding was awarded from the Greater Manchester Local Growth Deal for the redevelopment of Stockport bus station into a modern transport interchange; a residential apartment block was added to the proposed scheme in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/documents/s5320/14%20Stockport%20Interchange%20CA%20Paper%20FINAL.pdf |title=Stockport Interchange Mixed Use Scheme – Update report |date=31 January 2019 |website=Greater Manchester Combined Authority |access-date=6 February 2024}}
In October 2018, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Stockport Council submitted a planning application for the mixed use development.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/plans-in-for-stockport-interchange/ |title=Plans in for Stockport Interchange |date=26 October 2018 |website=Place North West |access-date=6 February 2024}} On 21 March 2019, planning permission was granted by Stockport Council.{{cite web |url=http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/mar-2019/plans-approved-new-%C2%A3120m-stockport-transport-interchange |title=Plans approved for new £120m Stockport transport interchange |last=Tute |first=Ryan |date=25 March 2019 |website=Infrastructure Intelligence |access-date=6 February 2024}}
The development partners for the project comprised Stockport Council, TfGM, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Homes England and developer CityHeart.{{cite web |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2091958-40m-residential-scheme-linked-to-stockport-interchange-regeneration |title=£40m residential scheme linked to Stockport Interchange regeneration |last=Hodgson |first=Neil |date=19 January 2022 |website=The Business Desk |access-date=6 February 2024}} The overall scheme was designed by BDP, the interchange by The Harris Partnership,{{cite web |url=https://www.harrispartnership.com/harris_news/10079 |title=Stockport Interchange |author= |date=January 2024 |website=The Harris Partnership |access-date=6 February 2024}} and the mixed use residential and commercial building by Manchester architects Leach Rhodes Walker.
Work on the project began in October 2021,{{cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/demolition-of-stockport-bus-station-begins-today/ |title=Demolition of Stockport bus station begins today |last=Whelan |first=Dan |date=18 October 2021 |website=Place North West |access-date=6 February 2024}} with the demolition of the town's bus station, located between Wellington Road (A6) and Stockport Viaduct.{{cite news |last=Slater |first=Chris |date=29 December 2023 |title=New Stockport Interchange taking shape as signs go up |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/gallery/new-stockport-interchange-taking-shape-28365187 |work=Manchester Evening News |access-date=6 February 2024}}
In March 2022, construction work on the interchange was started by the main contractor, Willmott Dixon.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/ground-broken-on-120m-stockport-interchange/ |title=Ground broken on £120m Stockport Interchange |last=Tague |first=Neil |date=18 March 2022 |website=Place North West |access-date=6 February 2024}}
In January 2024, fit out and decoration of the interchange began, as well as the installation of the link between the building and Station Road.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/video-construction-timelapse-of-the-120m-stockport-interchange/ |title=Video: Construction timelapse of the £120m Stockport Interchange |last=Hatmaker |first=Julia |date=31 January 2024 |website=Place North West |access-date=6 February 2024}} Construction of Stockport Interchange was initially due to be completed in spring 2024,{{cite news |last=Slater |first=Chris |date=1 February 2024 |title=Incredible footage shows Stockport's skyline changing before our eyes |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/incredible-footage-shows-stockports-skyline-28550293 |work=Manchester Evening News |access-date=6 February 2024}} though it was announced in February that passengers would be allowed access from 17 March 2024.{{cite news |last=Slater |first=Chris |date=16 February 2024 |title=Opening date for Stockport's new £135m transport interchange and rooftop park confirmed |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/opening-date-stockports-new-135m-28648895 |work=Manchester Evening News |access-date=27 February 2024}}
Facilities
File:Viaduct Park (geograph 7738070).jpg
The interchange includes an accessible, covered passenger concourse with seated waiting areas, 18 bus stands with the capacity to accommodate 164 bus departures per hour, cycle storage facilities and a travel shop.{{cite news |date=18 March 2022 |title=Work begins on major Stockport town centre revamp |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-60787132 |work=BBC News |location=Manchester |access-date=6 February 2024}}
The development also includes a {{convert|2|acre|adj=on}} landscaped park on its roof, located above the bus station.{{cite news |date=9 March 2020 |title=Stockport Interchange: Bridge and rooftop park plans revealed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-51800268 |work=BBC News |location=Manchester |access-date=6 February 2024}} Following a public vote, it was named Viaduct Park.{{cite news |date=2 March 2024 |title=Stockport rooftop park named after landmark viaduct |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68456517 |work=BBC News |location=Manchester |access-date=4 March 2024}}
A waterside walking and cycling route with a spiral ramp provides access from the River Mersey and the Trans Pennine Trail to the park and onward to the town centre.{{cite news |last=Slater |first=Chris |date=24 November 2023 |title=Incredible aerial shots show Stockport's new transport interchange and rooftop park - nicknamed 'The Tissue Box' - taking shape |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/incredible-aerial-shots-show-stockports-28159479 |work=Manchester Evening News |access-date=6 February 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stockport.gov.uk/news/stockports-new-interchange-takes-shape-ahead-of-opening |title=Stockport's new Interchange takes shape ahead of opening |date=29 January 2024 |website=Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=6 February 2024}}
Mixed use building
The site of the interchange also includes a 17-storey, 196-unit Build to Rent residential building by the developer CityRise Interchange Homes, a joint venture between Cityheart and Rise Homes.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/cityrise-inks-stockport-contract-amid-rising-costs/ |title=Ground broken on £120m Stockport Interchange |last=Whelan |first=Dan |date=5 November 2021 |website=Place North West |access-date=6 February 2024}} There are two floors of basement parking and commercial units on the ground floor level.{{cite web |url=https://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=153655 |title=Application reference DC/071417 |website=Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=6 February 2024}}
Future
The design of Stockport Interchange has made allowance for a future connection to the Metrolink network, with space being left for a tram stop on the site, should the network be extended to the town.{{cite news |date=21 November 2023 |title=Stockport calls for 'action, not words' on long-awaited tram link |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67487811 |work=BBC News |location=Manchester |access-date=6 February 2024}}
Gallery
File:Stockport Interchange construction - Leslie Kerwin.jpg|Construction of the interchange approaching completion, February 2024
File:Stockport Transport Interchange (geograph 7738478).jpg|Buses in the interchange, March 2024
File:Stockport Interchange Helix viewed from railway landscape.jpg|The helix structure on Stockport Interchange, as viewed from the nearby railway
File:Stockport Transport Interchange (geograph 7738373).jpg|Stockport Interchange and Stockport Viaduct
References
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External links
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- [https://tfgm.com/projects/stockport-interchange Transport for Greater Manchester - Stockport Interchange]
{{Buildings and structures in Stockport Borough}}
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Category:Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Category:Transport in Stockport
Category:Buildings and structures in Stockport