Reddish South railway station

Reddish South
General information
Location	Stockport
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	RDS

Reddish South is a station in Reddish, Stockport, England, on the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, famous for having only one train a week in one direction. This means it is technically still open. A single track serves a single, bare platform. Originally the station consisted of two island platforms with 4 tracks. 1 of these track beds has been sold off, while another has beeen filled in. The second island is now inaccessible as there is no longer steps down to it.

The station is a request stop. In theory prospective passengers must flag down the train, as it approaches the station. However in practice the train usually stops at every station, regardless of whether there are passengers waiting.

Northern Rail, who officially manage the station, do not include the station on their website.

Services

The only service is the 11:28 Saturday service to Stalybridge calling at Denton, Guide Bridge and Stalybridge.

Reddish does however have a second station, Reddish North railway station which has a regular service.

Closure

Network Rail, in their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for the North West, have proposed closure of Reddish South and Denton stations and withdrawal of the remaining passenger service. The line itself would remain open for freight and diverted passenger workings. However, a new open-access operator called Grand Union Railway has proposed using the line for services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge station as a stop. As of the week commencing 7 May 2007, the station is to remain open. There is a campaign for a regular service from Stockport to Manchester Victoria, stopping at Reddish South.

External links

• Opinion about Reddish South station Gatago.com
• Picture of Reddish South station sign - Tims Gallery
• Picture of the only train of the week - Tims Gallery
• The timetable of the service - Tims Gallery
• Pictures of Reddish South and Denton stations on Flickr
• Campaign Against New Beeching Report

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stockport		Northern Rail Stockport-Stalybridge Line		Denton Limited Service