Portwood railway station

Portwood railway station was a railway station in Stockport, England on the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway (later becoming part of Cheshire Lines Committee) Glazebrook to Woodley line. According to Bolger (1984) it opened to passengers on 12 January 1863, along with the rest of the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway, although Butt (1990) suggests it opened on 1 December 1865 when the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway opened.[1][2]

Location within Stockport's historical rail network

The station opened for goods traffic in 1865, closing to passengers on 1 September 1875, when it became a goods station. It remained in use until 25 April 1966 when it closed except for coal traffic which continued until 27 March 1972 when it closed entirely except for a private siding.[2][3]

Today no trace of the station remains, the site being buried under a slip road of the M60 motorway.[4]

References
  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. p.190
  2. Bolger, Paul (1984). An illustrated history of the Cheshire lines committee. Heyday. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-0-947562-00-7.
  3. Pixton, Bob (2011). The Cheshire Lines Railway Between Glazebrook and Godley: A Route of Strategic Importance. Kestrel Railway Books. pp. 94–97. ISBN 978-1-905505-21-0.
  4. "Stockport Portwood", Subterranea Britannica, accessed 25 November 2009


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