Romiley railway station

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Romiley
Location
Place Romiley
Local authority Stockport
Operations
Station code RML
Managed by Northern Rail
Platforms in use
Annual entry/exit 04/05 0.209 million **
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Greater Manchester
History
Key dates Opened 1862
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Romiley railway station serves Romiley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

It was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway on its extension to New Mills , opening in 1862 from Manchester.

Built above street level, its platforms extending over the B6104 road, it has a spiral staircase which once had a glass-roofed dome. The booking hall and offices is on the first floor, with a subway and stairs to the platforms. Trains arrive from both Marple on the Sheffield line, and Marple Rose Hill.

Immediately beyond Romiley, the line splits three ways. Initially it ran through to Woodley to join the original MS&L line at Hyde Junction. In 1875 a more direct route was opened through Reddish. A further branch led to Stockport Tiviot (or Teviot) Dale.

[edit] Service

Monday to Saturday daytimes 4 trains per hour go northbound to Manchester Piccadilly and 3 per hour go towards Marple (one continuing to New Mills Central) and 1 per hour to Rose Hill Marple southbound.

Sundays there is a two hourly service towards Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.

[edit] Reference

  • Radford, B., (1988) Midland Though The Peak Unicorn Books

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Marple   Northern Rail
Hope Valley Line
  Bredbury
Rose Hill Marple   Northern Rail
Hope Valley Line (via Guide Bridge)
  Woodley