Middlewood
The station in 2013
General information
Location	High Lane, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport England
Grid reference	SJ945848
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MDL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
2 June 1879 (1879-06-02)	Opened as Middlewood for Norbury[1]
1 July 1899	Renamed Middlewood for High Lane[1]
25 July 1951	Renamed Middlewood Lower[1]
6 May 1968	Renamed Middlewood[1]
Passengers
2018/19	32,386
2019/20	30,876
2020/21	7,784
2021/22	21,116
2022/23	18,758
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Middlewood railway station serves the village of High Lane in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

It is on the Stockport to Buxton line, opened in 1879 by the London and North Western Railway on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway which they had acquired in 1866. The construction and opening of the station was concurrent with the construction and opening of the adjacent Middlewood Higher station on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway to provide an interchange for passengers wishing to travel between Macclesfield and Buxton with the two stations linked by a flight of steps.^[2] Originally named as Middlewood for Norbury the station was renamed three times. In 1899 it became Middlewood for High Lane; then in 1951 it was retitled Middlewood Lower before becoming simply Middlewood in 1968.^[1]

The station is managed and served by Northern and is the last station in the Transport for Greater Manchester ticketing area.

There is no vehicular access to the station. Access is only by woodland paths, the nearest road being some 870 yards (800 m) away. It is one of the three stations that provide access to the Middlewood Way.

In July 2009, Poynton Town Council announced their intention to install a bicycle rack and improve signage in and around the station, partly funded with the aid of a grant from the High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership. These improvements were implemented, along with the installation of additional lighting, a new PA system, and a Hearing Induction Loop.

In June 2016, a landslip at the station following heavy rain meant that all services were suspended between Hazel Grove and Buxton until 25 June. Parts of the track and platform were both affected.^[3]

Service

There is a generally a two-hourly service each day, including Sundays, to Manchester Piccadilly northbound and to Buxton southbound, with additional services at peak periods. Other trains pass through the station without stopping.^[4] Some morning and evening peak trains previously continued beyond Manchester, including one that went to Clitheroe and another to Barrow-in-Furness.