Visiting Reddish South railway station.
Last year we watched the TV programme Paul Merton's Secret Stations and were interested to hear about the once a week 'parliamentary' rail service from
Reddish South railway station in Greater Manchester.
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| Reddish South railway station. A very quiet spot |
When we moved to Cheadle Hulme last summer we noticed on a local map that Reddish South was one of our closest stations here in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport!
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| The station's timetable makes for grim viewing |
Yesterday we went to explore the station. Unfortunately we didn't see any trains pass through Reddish South and we didn't fancy waiting for the next and only service - the 09:27 to Stalybridge. On Friday!
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| Five days early, or two days late, for the next train from Reddish South |
The station is one of the quietest in the UK, and the least used in Greater Manchester, with only 38 passengers using the station in 2015/16.
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| A view of Reddish Station from down the line |
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| Ticking off another railway station visit on our travels |
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| The station has a Friends group that are campaigning for a regular service from Reddish South |
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| Practicing my hailing motion for when we actually catch a train from the request stop |
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| An old unused tunnel to the right |
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| A view of one of the old and unused platforms |
The station has no facilities for passengers at all. At least Denton, another station on the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, has a bench.
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| Distinctly lacking in facilities |
You can find out more about the station and service from the
Friends of Reddish South Station group.
Watch
episode 3 of Paul Merton's Secret Stations to see Reddish South station.
Further information about the station can be found on the
Northern Railway website.
