Heaton Mersey railway station served the Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The area is situated on the north-western border of Stockport, and is adjacent to Didsbury and Burnage which are both in Manchester....

 district of Stockport

Stockport

Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...

 between 1880 and 1961.

History

Heaton Mersey railway station was opened on 1 January 1880 by the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

 and lay on the newly opened line from Heaton Mersey East Junction to Chorlton Junction and on to Manchester Central station

Manchester Central railway station

Manchester Central railway station is a former railway station in Manchester City Centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, it now houses an exhibition and conference centre named Manchester Central.-History:...

. The station was situated at the southern end of Station Road which still exists. The station was later operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and was closed by British Railways Midland Region on 3 July 1961.

External links

• Heaton Mersey Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
• Heaton Mersey Station at Disused Stations Site Record