Work begins on Romiley station upgrades

Work has begun to extend the platforms at Romiley train station, allowing longer trains to serve the Hope Valley Line that connects Manchester with Marple, New Mills and Sheffield.

From January 4th 2022, work will begin to strengthen the railway bridge over Stockport Road, which forms part of the station, so that the platforms can be extended. Allowing longer trains to serve the station will help to increase capacity for passengers, particularly on busy commuter services.

While work is underway, some station and road closures will take place on weekends during January and February. No trains will run on Saturday 8 January between New Mills Central and Sheffield, or on Sunday 16 and 23 January between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, with rail replacement buses in operation.

Stockport Road will also be closed to traffic on weekends, with diversionary routes in place for road users from Saturday night to Monday morning each weekend from 8 January to 7 February 2022.

Jim Scholes, project manager for Network Rail, said:

These essential platform extensions will allow for longer trains to stop at Romiley station, while also ensuring the bridge is safe for years to come.

“I appreciate the road closure and diversionary route will cause some inconvenience for passengers, residents and motorists. We would like to thank everyone for their patience while we complete this major upgrade.”

Chris Jackson, regional director for Northern, said:

Whilst we will have an amended service for the Hope Valley on some Sundays during January we welcome the investment and the long-term benefits for customers.

“We will be running bus replacement services between Manchester and Sheffield on affected Sundays and are asking passengers to check the details of their journey on the National Rail website before they travel.

“Some of the car park at Romiley will be out of use as it is needed to allow Network Rail to complete the improvement work.”