Romiley railway station

Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 2°05′20″W / 53.414°N 2.089°W / 53.414; -2.089
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Romiley
National Rail
General information
LocationRomiley, Stockport
England
Grid referenceSJ941908
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityGreater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRML
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1862
Key dates
2022Platforms extended[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.382 million
 Interchange 13,095
2019/20Increase 0.394 million
 Interchange Decrease 12,806
2020/21Decrease 70,920
 Interchange Decrease 1,761
2021/22Increase 0.207 million
 Interchange Increase 5,878
2022/23Increase 0.245 million
 Interchange Increase 7,391
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Romiley railway station serves Romiley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

History[edit]

The station was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway on its extension to New Mills, opening in 1862 from Manchester London Road.[2] A second route, the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway to Macclesfield which joined the older line at Marple Wharf Junction, was opened in 1869; this provided an onward link to Stoke-on-Trent.

From the south, trains would arrive both from Marple, on the Hope Valley line from Sheffield, and Rose Hill Marple from Macclesfield. The MB&MR line was closed south of Rose Hill to Macclesfield in January 1970; this line had been recommended for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report. The short branch to Rose Hill itself was reprieved by the then Minister of Transport Richard Marsh in 1969, when granting permission to close the rest of the route.[3]

To the north, the line split in three ways. Initially, it just ran through to Woodley to join the original MS&L line at Hyde Junction, leading on to Manchester London Road. In 1875, a more direct route to Manchester was opened through Reddish. A further branch, opened in 1869, led to Stockport Tiviot Dale station; at one time, this route carried through trains between Derby and Manchester Central[4] but it was closed to passenger services in January 1967 and much of the line was lifted in 1983.

Facilities[edit]

Romiley railway station

The station was built above street level; its platforms extend over the B6104 road. It has a spiral staircase, which once had a glass-roofed dome. The booking hall (staffed 06:20-20:45 weekdays and 07:10-21:35 Saturdays) and offices are on the first floor, with a subway and stairs to the platforms. Ramps are also available for wheelchair users.

The station has a long line public address system providing automated announcements and digital information displays to offer train running details (these can also be obtained by phone or from timetable posters).[5]

Service[edit]

On Mondays to Fridays, there are generally four trains per hour northbound to Manchester Piccadilly (two via Guide Bridge and two via Brinnington); southbound, two trains per hour go towards Marple (one to New Mills Central and the other through to Sheffield) and two per hour to Rose Hill Marple.[6]

On Saturdays, there is a similar level of service to Manchester and Marple / Rose Hill Marple, with an hourly service to Sheffield.

On Sundays, there is only an hourly service each way to Manchester Piccadilly and to Sheffield; there is no service to and from Rose Hill.

Future[edit]

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, 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 at Romiley, with possibility for more, should services from Rose Hill have been increased as discussed. The line would have effectively been run as a 'turn up and go' 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 [7] and the plans were eventually dropped in the spring of 2010.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Romiley platform upgrades". The Railway Magazine. No. 1451. February 2022. p. 74.
  2. ^ "The Railway Comes to Marple. 1845-1868" www.marple-uk.com; Retrieved 1 April 2016
  3. ^ "Disused Stations - Rose Hill Marple" Disused Stations;Retrieved 1 April 2016
  4. ^ Marshall, pp.20-23
  5. ^ Romiley Station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 February 2017
  6. ^ GB eNRT, May 2023 Edition, Table 96
  7. ^ "Voters reject congestion charge". BBC News. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.

Sources[edit]

  • Marshall, J. (1981) Forgotten Railways North-West England, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0-7153-8003-6
  • Radford, B., (1988) Midland Though The Peak Unicorn Books

External links[edit]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
  Historical railways  
Tiviot Dale   CLC   Marple

53°24′50″N 2°05′20″W / 53.414°N 2.089°W / 53.414; -2.089