Stockport Station Trains to London Euston

Stockport Station, Stockport

Stockport Station is the main railway station serving the town of Stockport, south of Manchester.

The station is located on the A6 (Wellington Road) and first opened in 1843 after completion of the large brick viaduct just to the north over the River Mersey.

The main entrance to the station on Station Approach

Train Services

Local and mainline services from Stockport Station include trains to Manchester Piccadilly Station with some trains continuing onward to Manchester Oxford Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Blackpool, Liverpool, Preston, Southport, and Wigan.

Other routes from Stockport include local services south to Davenport, Woodsmoor, Hazel Grove and Buxton.

There are First Transpennine Express trains to Sheffield, Cleethorpes, Nottingham and Norwich with an hourly service to Manchester Airport via Piccadilly.

Platform

Intercity Trains to Euston

There are intercity train services to London Euston via Cheadle Hulme, Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent to Birmingham New Street and Euston. Another route to London Euston is via Wilmslow and Crewe. One train per hour runs to Birmingham New Street and onto Bristol Temple Meads Station.

There are trains running west from Stockport Station to Altrincham, Knutsford, Northwich, and Chester Station in Chester.

Station sign

The once-hourly service from Stockport via Denton and Guide Bridge to Stalybridge has been reduced to one train a week in both directions – a route now popular with rail buffs due to its scarcity.

Stockport County’s and (once) Sale Shark’s Edgeley Park stadium is a brisk 20-minute walk away from the exit opposite to the booking office. Turn left to access the ground.

From the main booking office entrance walk through or past Grand Central for buses to Manchester and Hazel Grove including the 192 service on Wellington Road South (A6) and the 199 bus to Manchester Airport.

Station to Station, David Bowie

David Bowie

On April 27, 1970, David Bowie slept on the platform of Stockport railway station after missing the last train to London following his solo acoustic performance at the Poca A Poco club on Manchester Road, Heaton Chapel. The concert was organized by sixth-formers from Stockport School Students’ Union (SSU). There are a number of Stockport Music Story commemorative plaques in the town. This is the 10th in the series so far.

View of the redeveloped station in Stockport

Hotels near Stockport Station

The area around the station has been redeveloped. There is now a Sainsbury’s Local store and the Holiday Inn Express Stockport.

The main entrance to the station and ticket office

Things to See in Stockport

Things to see in Stockport in Greater Manchester include Stockport Town Hall, Stockport Air Raid Shelters, St Mary’s Church and the Stockport Dungeon & Court Leet in the market area, Bramall Hall, Woodbank Park, Vernon Park, Stockport Market, Fred Perry’s birthplace, the Garrick Theatre, the Viaduct, Redrock (winner of the 2018 Carbuncle Prize) in the Merseyway Shopping Centre and Stockport Hat Museum.

The Garrick Theatre, Stockport Town Hall, Stockport Art Gallery, the Viaduct, and Stockport Hat Museum are all within easy walking distance of the station.

Platform at Stockport

Access – Getting There

Stockport Station
Grand Central Way
Stockport
Cheshire
SK3 9HZ

Map of Stockport & The North West

There is free short-stay parking for a limited number of cars outside the ticket office and large pay car parks as well. These are NCP Stockport Exchange Station Car Park and NCP Car Park. A walking/cycling path now connects the station to Stockport Interchange bus station.