railway station railway station open triangular station england operated northern railway station opened manchester birmingham railway completed extension line later trent new station opened served area railway transformed collection small suburb people saw construction pedestrian bridges linking platforms lifts enabling disabled access history background parliament approved railway line connect manchester birmingham opened proposals direct routes earlier schemes attracted little interest proposals forward late companies based manchester birmingham negotiate develop proposals altered somewhat years parliament approved final plans lines companies merged manchester company line opened june originally ran temporary station travis street manchester station north large built opened trains allowed services extended following august reached time new station opened serve line northern terminus later manchester railway station opened february response complaints station soon busiest station years later manchester company merged companies london station original railway station line miles south west current structure known simply use following opening station building opposite public house private residence included structure tickets sold window lit act signal hours darkness structure longer exists plans line trent originally intended branch built instead junction built south line constructed years opened goods traffic far june november reached opened public june parliament authorised completion line trent june section completed line finished new station line opened station rebuilt north east junction serve lines new station opened june southbound services ran november line extended original station closed reached trent new station platforms served trains running manchester trent renamed avoid confusion railway station opened year arrival railway rural agricultural cluster railway brought huge influx people area provided opportunities residents work places manchester gradually grew large suburb people thanks railway special train known express carrying school children york day trip station people including children killed injured bridge carried line process reconstructed passing trains restricted temporary speed limit miles hour hearing determined train excessive speed caused train driver aware speed restriction july near involving freight diesel locomotive injured blocked services trent hours alterations original station remains sited road level station office located platform island forms platforms accessed flight stairs ticket office passengers accessed platforms removed lines electrified goods depot october goods trains withdrawn goods yard car park lines trent electrified respectively growing traffic travelling station road decided parts road pass bridges widened bridge carrying line upgraded road doubled width bridge height increased feet allowing double buses pass underneath work second bridge commenced june increasing height width accordance requirements time station upgraded platforms demolished replaced new waiting shelters erected new booking office facing station road approached flight stairs built alongside new booking lobby toilets staff accommodation new entrances platforms built entire station installed electric lighting station road significantly widened rerouted slightly attempt accommodate increasing traffic following station operation taken later north western taken northern launched billion programme restore station operated million spent repairs platforms buildings waiting shelters new lighting installed station member parliament opened updated station march junction revamped signal box removed having superseded central signalling point station major work carried years campaigns construction pedestrian bridges connecting platforms lifts enabling disabled access platforms services station platforms accessed stairs access platform access platforms ticket office access platform near platform public house northern provides passenger services trains hour run direction trains run hourly line serving stations line train hour runs serving stations train hour serves stations continues
Cheadle Hulme railway station