Heaton Mersey railway station

Heaton Mersey railway station served the Heaton Mersey district of Stockport between 1880 and 1961.

Heaton Mersey
A stopping train from Derby at Heaton Mersey station in 1951
Location
PlaceHeaton Mersey
AreaStockport
Coordinates53.4107°N 2.2083°W / 53.4107; -2.2083
Grid referenceSJ862904
Operations
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
1 January 1880 (1880-01-01)Station opened
3 July 1961 (1961-07-03)Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History
A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Heaton Mersey (centre)
Manchester South District Line
Manchester Central
Metrolink to City Centre
Deansgate-Castlefield (
Deansgate)
Bridgewater Canal
Cornbrook
CLC Liverpool–Manchester lines
Metrolink Eccles & Trafford Park Lines
CLC Liverpool-Stockport line
Trafford Bar
MSJ&AR
Metrolink Altrincham Line
Firswood
Chorlton
St Werburgh's Road
Metrolink Airport Line
Withington
Burton Road
Withington and Albert Park
West Didsbury
Didsbury
Didsbury Village
LNWR Styal Line
East Didsbury
Heaton Mersey
Stockport Tiviot Dale
Hope Valley line via Marple
River Mersey
Cheadle Heath
LNWR to Stockport Edgeley
LNWR Stafford–Manchester line
Hazel Grove
to the Hope Valley line via Disley Tunnel
 Key
Former MSDR station (1880–1967)
Metrolink route through former MSDR station (2013–)
Metrolink stop on former MSDR line (2013–)
Metrolink stop on former MSDR station (2013–)

Heaton Mersey railway station was opened on 1 January 1880 by the Midland Railway[1] and lay on the newly opened Manchester South District Line which ran from Heaton Mersey East Junction to Chorlton Junction and on to Manchester Central station.

The station was situated at the southern end of Station Road which still exists. The station was later operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and was closed by the London Midland Region of British Railways on 3 July 1961.[1]

The main station building was a substantial brick-built structure located on the east (southbound) side of the line. A footbridge led across the twin railway tracks to the northbound platform which was provided with a smaller brick-built shelter. Station staff could use a wooden boarded crossing at the north end of the facility.

Train services

The station was served by local trains from Manchester Central to Cheadle Heath and to Stockport Tiviot Dale; also by secondary stopping trains from Derby. These continued to run after the closure of the station until 1967, with line closing to all traffic two years later.

The site today

No trace remains of the station or the line - all the structures were demolished after the track was lifted in 1970, whilst the cutting in which the station sat was subsequently filled in.[2]

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Disused Stations - Heaton Mersey"Disused Stations; Retrieved 2 April 2016
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Didsbury
Line and station closed		   Midland Railway
South District Railway		   Stockport Tiviot Dale
Line and station closed
    Cheadle Heath
Line and station closed
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