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Hazel Grove railway station (Midland Railway)
Former railway station in Greater Manchester, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hazel Grove (Midland) was a railway station in Hazel Grove, formerly in Cheshire, England; it was in use between 1 July 1902 and 1 January 1917 on the Midland Railway's New Mills to Heaton Mersey line.[1]
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History
Location (red dot) within Stockport's historical rail network
The Midland Railway (MR) opened the station on its 'Disley cut off' line (correct name: the New Mills and Heaton Mersey Line). This line was completed in 1902, to improve access of the MRs fast trains from London St Pancras to Manchester Central, via Derby.
The station was located 800 yards (730 m) south of Hazel Grove's centre, at the point where the line crossed over the Macclesfield and Buxton roads by means of two over-bridges that are still in use.[2]
There was a siding on the up line towards New Mills for goods trains to recess into by reversing in off the main line. There was also a pair of sidings adjacent to the Down line and the station. These two sidings were also accessed by reversing back into them at the Cheadle Heath end.
Hazel Grove (Midland) signalbox was located at the New Mills end of the station and lasted until closure in March 1977 when removed thereafter.
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Service
The station was underused. Very few trains stopped there as it was inconveniently located, so it was closed after only 15 years of use.[3]
The site today
Nothing remains of the station platform or subway; only the footpath leading up from Buxton Road remains with original slatted wooden Midland Railway style fencing and gates, however some of this has now been lost due to a nearby car wash development.
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