Middlewood railway station

Middlewood
A Class 150 train at the station in 1994
Location
Place	Middlewood
Local authority	Stockport
Grid reference	SJ945848
Operations
Station code	MDL
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	19,304
2011/12	19,862
2012/13	27,572
2013/14	18,340
2014/15	25,990
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Transport for Greater Manchester
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Middlewood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Middlewood railway station serves the Middlewood and Higher Poynton districts of Poynton, Cheshire, England.

It is on the Stockport to Buxton line, opened in 1879 by the London and North Western Railway on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway which they had acquired in 1866. The station is managed and served by Northern and is the last station in the Transport for Greater Manchester ticketing area.

There is no vehicular access to the station. Access is only by woodland paths, the nearest road being some 870 yards (800 m) away. It is one of the three stations that provide access to the Middlewood Way.

In July 2009, Poynton Town Council announced that they would be part funding with the aid of a grant from the High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership, the installation of a Cycle Rack and Improved Signage to and at the station. These improvements have now been implemented, along with the installation of additional lighting, a new PA system and a Hearing Induction Loop.

Work to repair the 2016 landslip just past the station's platforms

In June 2016, a landslip at the station following heavy rain meant that all services were suspended between Hazel Grove and Buxton until 25 June. Parts of the track and platform were both affected.^[1]

Service

There is a generally an hourly service each day to Manchester Piccadilly northbound and to Buxton southbound, with additional services at peak periods. One train each weekday continues through to/from Blackpool North, Clitheroe, Bolton, Wigan North Western, Preston, Wigan Wallgate and Barrow-in-Furness.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Middlewood railway station.

• Train times and station information for Middlewood railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Disley		Northern Buxton Line		Hazel Grove

Coordinates: 53°21′36″N 2°04′59″W / 53.360°N 2.083°W / 53.360; -2.083