New rail station will plug Cheadle into Manchester’s public transport network

Plans for the construction of a new railway station in Cheadle, a small town within the borough of Stockport in south Manchester, have been given the green light after the government approved £13.9m funding through its town funds scheme.

The new rail link is part of a broader ambition to establish an eco business park off Bird Hall Lane and improve local cycling and walking infrastructure.

The station, linked to the Mid Cheshire Line, will have a single 100-metre platform with covered waiting facilities, covered parking for cycles, electric vehicle charging points and provision for disabled users. Completion is expected by 2025.

Cheadle Town Board interim chair Sharon Seville said, “We have worked tirelessly to bring this investment into Cheadle to help release its fantastic potential. I am especially excited about the opportunities a new eco business park will bring to the borough and the sustainability template that it could set for future developments.”

Stockport Council leader Mark Hunter added, “The council has supported these projects from the off and it is great to see that we can start to turn plans into reality. I see these projects as benefitting the whole of Stockport for generations to come.”

Cheadle’s Conservative MP Mary Robinson said, “This is a great day for Cheadle and it’s fantastic to have secured this funding. A new station will plug Cheadle into the public transport network and help to address local congestion. I’m so pleased that the station can now start to be brought forward.”