by a direct passenger rail route since January 1967. In March 2020, a bid was made to the Restoring Your Railway fund to get funds for a feasibility study into reinstating the line between Rose Hill Marple, and (although incorrectly labelled as Maple Grove in DfT document). The bid was unsuccessful, but a further bid in 2021 has been accepted. A consultation on the link was launched in June 2022 for a new service from Rose Hill Marple to Stockport via Reddish South which would involve a new chord in the Reddish Vale Country Park area. Services would run to calling at , , and . References External links Episode 4 of Beeching's Tracks broadcast on BBC Four on 11 December 2008 Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport DfT Category E stations Former Macclesfield Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Northern franchise railway stations 1869 establishments in England Marple, Greater Manchester