Notes: Cadishead (1st) station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Railways (CLC) Glazebrook to Stockport Tiviot Dale Line. The section of line on which the station stood had opened from Cressington Junction to Skelton Junction on 1.3.1873 for goods services with passenger workings commencing on 1.8.1873. The line gave the CLC their own route to Liverpool. Previously they had had to operate over LNWR metals between Skelton Junction and Garston.

The station was situated on an embankment and had two platforms that linked to the road by slopes and steps. The station was served by trains running between Stockport Tiviot Dale and Liverpool Central with some workings operating only as far as Warrington Central. Many express services passed through the station along with a steady stream of goods services.

The station was an early closure closing on 1.8..1879. In 1893 the line on which the station stood was bypassed by a deviation which was made necessary because of the building of the Manchester Ship Canal. The deviation was built to the south of the original line and a new Cadishead Station was provided on it.

The original line remained in use for goods services right up to the mid 1990's. Interestingly it outlived the deviation by 10 years.

For pictures of the course of the Chorlton - Bredbury Railway in 2003 see the Closed South Manchester Railways web site.

To see the other stations on the Woodley - Glazebrook line click on the station name: Stockport Portwood, Stockport Tiviot Dale, Cheadle North, Northenden, Baguley, West Timperley, Partington (1st), Partington (2nd) & Cadishead (2nd)