Cheadle Station Set to Reopen After 100 Years
Initial construction work has begun on bringing a train station back to the heart of a Greater Manchester village, over a century after its original closure.
Work is underway to restore a train station to Cheadle, a village in Greater Manchester, more than 100 years after its original station closed in 1917. Funding for the new station, planned to be located next to Alexandra Hospital, was approved in 2022, and planning permission was granted in 2023.
Development was delayed due to concerns about the potential impact on train timetables across the wider network. However, Stockport Council announced that these issues have been resolved. Council leader Mark Roberts described the commencement of highways work as a "hugely significant moment for Cheadle and for Stockport." He added that the council had "fought for this station" for years, recognizing its potential benefits for residents, businesses, and the area's future prosperity.
Services from the new Cheadle Station are anticipated to connect to Stockport town, Manchester Piccadilly, and Chester. Previous proposals to mitigate timetable impacts had included removing services at Ashley and Plumley stations. According to Stockport Council, a recent assessment by Network Rail and Northern Trains concluded that Cheadle Station could be implemented without requiring the removal of these services, thus removing a significant barrier to the project's progress. These plans have now been dropped.