| Romiley | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Romiley |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RML |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.209 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.215 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.190 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.210 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.249 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.253 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Opened 1862 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Romiley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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 are 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 (opened in 1869) led to Stockport Tiviot Dale, which at one time carried through trains from Derby [1] but this was closed in 1967 and subsequently lifted.
The station is covered by a Ditra Systems Public Address System (PA), voiced by Phil Sayer.
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On Mondays to Fridays four trains per hour go northbound to Manchester Piccadilly (one via Guide Bridge) and three per hour go towards Marple (two continuing to New Mills Central and one every two hours through to Sheffield) and one per hour to Rose Hill Marple southbound.
On Saturdays there is a similar level of service to Manchester and Marple, but an hourly service to New Mills and Sheffield.
On Sundays there is a two hourly service towards Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
As part of Manchester's Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) bid, which would have seen a weekday peak time congestion charge introduced on roads into the city centre in order for a £3bn injection into the region's public transport,[2] it had been announced that Marple railway station would have seen an increase to four services per hour in both directions throughout the day to Manchester Piccadilly.
This would therefore have meant an increase to five services per hour from Romiley, with possibility for more, should services from Rose Hill have been increased as discussed. The line would have effectively been run as a "tram-train" operation, offering users of stations along the route the ease of showing up without generally needing to know exact departure times.
Romiley railway station was also planned to become an official "TIF Park & Ride" interchange under the proposals, which faced a public referendum in December 2008. These were rejected by a substantial margin,[3] leaving the scheme's future in doubt.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rail | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Tiviot Dale | CLC | Marple | ||