Stockport Tiviot Dale | |
|---|---|
 Stockport Tiviot Dale railway station c.1902 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Stockport,Metropolitan Borough of Stockport England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′53″N2°09′28″W / 53.4148°N 2.1579°W /53.4148; -2.1579 |
| Grid reference | SJ896908 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1865 (1865-12-01) | Station opened asStockport Teviot Dale |
| circa 1874 | RenamedStockport Tiviot Dale |
| 2 January 1967 (1967-01-02) | Station closed |
Stockport Tiviot Dale was one of two main railway stations serving the town ofStockport,Cheshire, England; the other beingStockport Edgeley, which is now simply referred to asStockport. It was a stop on theCheshire Lines Committee-operatedStockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway line.
Tiviot Dale was named afterTeviotdale in Scotland.Prince Charles Stuart camped to the north of the town in1745.[1]
Tiviot Dale station was located on the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) operatedStockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway line fromPortwood to Skelton Junction, a section of what became theWoodley to Glazebrook line. It was situated at the bottom of Lancashire Hill, next to the present concrete motorway bridge. It was opened on 1 December 1865[2] and was originally known as Stockport Teviot Dale. From 1880, Tiviot Dale was also served by long-distance trains running on theManchester South District Railway toLondon St Pancras.[3]
Tiviot Dale remained a part of the CLC, which was jointly owned from 1923 by theLondon and North Eastern Railway (two-thirds) and theLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (one-third), until 1948 when it became part of theBritish Railways London Midland Region.
The station buildings were substantially built. The main building, with the booking hall and waiting rooms, 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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 ofHeaton Mersey engine shed in early 1889.[7]
Services from the station included routes toManchester Central,Liverpool Central viaWarrington Central,Sheffield via theHope Valley line,Buxton andDerby, viaMillers Dale.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle North 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 |
The station was closed by British Railways on 2 January 1967,[2] with most of its services having fallen victim to theBeeching Axe between 1964 and 1966. It was demolished the following year.
The lines through the station remained in heavy use by coal trains heading toFiddlers Ferry power station, nearWarrington, from theWoodhead Line; these ceased in 1980[3] when damage was caused to the nearby Tiviot Dale tunnel during construction work on theM63 motorway, now theM60, and the line closed temporarily for safety reasons.
The closure was made permanent west ofBredbury's stone terminal in 1982, following the demise of the Woodhead route; the track was lifted subsequently in 1986.[3]
The site of the main station building now lies under the M60 motorway. Most of the platform area has been buried under earth, but parts of the eastbound bay platform are still extant. The tunnel has been partially filled in and strengthened with steel supports.[3]
The area surrounding the station was altered at the beginning of the 21st century to allow for the construction of aTesco supermarket; further retail units on the other side of Tiviot Way were added later.
