Stockport Tiviot Dale railway station

Stockport Tiviot Dale
Location
Place Stockport
Area Stockport
Grid reference SJ896908
Operations
Original company Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee
History
1 December 1865 (1865-12-01) Station opened
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Stockport Tiviot Dale was one of two main railway stations serving the town of Stockport, Cheshire, England, the other being Stockport Edgeley (now simply referred to as Stockport).

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Location and operating companies

Tiviot Dale station was located on the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) operated Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway line from Portwood to Skelton Junction, a section of what became the Woodley to Glazebrook line. It was situated at the bottom of Lancashire Hill, next to the present motorway bridge. It was opened on 1 December 1865,[1] and was originally known as Stockport Teviot Dale [1].

Tiviot Dale remained a part of the CLC, which was jointly owned from 1923 by the London and North Eastern Railway (two-thirds) and the London Midland and Scottish Railway (one-third), until 1948 when it became part of the British Railways London Midland Region.

Station facilities and train services

The station buildings were substantially built. The main building with booking hall, waiting rooms etc was located on the south side of the line, approached from Tiviot Dale. It had an ornate Jacobean-style external facade incorporating a long covered portico.[2] There were four lines passing through the station, the central pair permitting goods and other trains to pass through without affecting trains stopping in the two main passenger platforms. There were shorter stub lines to the outer sides of the main platforms to accommodate local trains.[3] A covered footbridge with an unusual arched profile linked the two sides of the station. Tiviot Dale signal box was located just west of the station on the south side of the lines.[4]

A small two-line engine shed was located immediately to the north of the station between 1866 and 1889, with a turntable and six short storage lines. It closed on the opening of Heaton Mersey engine shed in early 1889.[5]

Station closure

The station was closed by British Railways on 2 January 1967,[1] but the lines surrounding the entrance to the station were left in place until 1982 when, due to damage caused to an approach tunnel when the M63 motorway (Now M60 motorway) was built, the track was lifted in 1986. The area surrounding the station was further altered at the beginning of the 21st century to allow the construction of a supermarket in Portwood and the new headquarters of HURST Accountants.

Railway diagram of Stockport showing the station and lines serving it

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 220
  2. ^ Johnson 1989, p. 239
  3. ^ Bolger 1984, p. 76
  4. ^ Johnson 1995, pp. 76–77
  5. ^ Bolger 1984, p. 104
Bibliography
  • Bolger, Paul (1984), An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee, Heyday Publishing, ISBN 0-947562-00-1 
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1 
  • Johnson, E.M. (1989), Railways in and around the Manchester Suburbs - 8, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-07-X 
  • Johnson, E.M. (1995), The Midland Route from Manchester - 1 - Central to New Mills, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-20-7 

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cheadle CLC
Line and station closed		   Cheshire Lines Committee   Reddish North
Line closed, station open
Woodley
Line closed, station open
Romiley
Line closed, station open
Heaton Mersey
Line and station closed		   Midland Railway   Reddish North
Line closed, station open