Middlewood Station - Britain All Over Travel Guide

Middlewood Station, Stockport

Middlewood is a railway station on the Buxton to Stockport and Piccadilly Station Line.

Northern Line train to Buxton

The next stop traveling north towards Stockport Station and Manchester is Hazel Grove Station.

Traveling south towards Buxton the next stop is Disley. There are approximately 2 Manchester-bound trains an hour from Middlewood Station. It is the last station on the line within the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) ticketing area. The station opened in 1879. It was called Middlewood for Norbury, then Middlewood for High Lane and finally just Middlewood.

Bridge connecting the platforms

Station Facilities

There are limited facilities at Middlewood and no staff. There are also no self-service ticket machines on the platforms but there are sheltered waiting areas as well as 10 spaces for bicycle storage.

Posters at the station showing nearby attractions Nelson Pit and Anson Engine Museum

Nearby

There is no vehicular access at the station. There is, however, access to the 16 km-long Middlewood Way. This multi-use pathway (walkers, cyclists, horse riders) follows the route of the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple railway. This line ran from 1869 until its closure in 1970. The path opened in 1985 and runs roughly parallel to the Macclesfield Canal passing through Bollington and Higher Poynton.

Walk south on the Middlewood Way to the Boar’s Head Pub, Nelson Pit Visitor Centre, Macclesfield Canal, Lyme Park and the interesting Anson Engine Museum. Walk north to the A6 and High Lane for the 199 bus to Hazel Grove, Stockport Interchange and Manchester Airport from Buxton.