Romiley railway station
General information | |
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Location | Romiley, Stockport England |
Grid reference | SJ941908 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | RML |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1862 |
Key dates | |
2022 | Platforms extended[1] |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.382 million |
Interchange | 13,095 |
2019/20 | 0.394 million |
Interchange | 12,806 |
2020/21 | 70,920 |
Interchange | 1,761 |
2021/22 | 0.207 million |
Interchange | 5,878 |
2022/23 | 0.245 million |
Interchange | 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
The station was built by the
From the south, trains would arrive both from
To the north, the line split in three ways. Initially, it just ran through to
Facilities
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
On Mondays to Saturdays, there are generally four trains per hour northbound to Manchester Piccadilly (two via Bredbury and two via Woodley); 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 Sundays, there is an hourly service each way to Manchester Piccadilly and to Sheffield; there is no service to and from Rose Hill.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Northern | ||||
Northern | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Stockport Tiviot Dale | Great Central and Midland Joint Railway | Marple |
Future
As part of Manchester's
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
- ^ "Romiley platform upgrades". The Railway Magazine. No. 1451. February 2022. p. 74.
- ^ "The Railway Comes to Marple. 1845-1868" www.marple-uk.com; Retrieved 1 April 2016
- ^ "Disused Stations - Rose Hill Marple" Disused Stations;Retrieved 1 April 2016
- ^ Marshall, pp.20-23
- ^ Romiley Station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 February 2017
- ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Voters reject congestion charge". BBC News. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
Sources
- 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
- Train times and station information for Romiley railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Northern Trains | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Tiviot Dale | CLC | Marple |