Romiley railway station serves Romiley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. History It was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway on its extension to New Mills, opening in 1862 from Manchester London Road. A second route, the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway to which joined the older line at Marple Wharf Junction, was opened in 1869; this provided links to Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent. Facilities The station was built above street level; its platforms extend over the B6104 road. It has a spiral staircase, which once had a glass-roofed dome. The booking hall (staffed 06:20-20:45 weekdays and 07:10-21:35 Saturdays) and offices are on the first floor, with a subway and stairs to the platforms. Ramps are also available for wheelchair users. The station has a long line public address system providing automated announcements and digital information displays to offer train running details (these can also be obtained by phone or from timetable posters). From the south, trains arrive both from Marple, on the Sheffield line, and Rose Hill Marple. The MB&MR closed south of Rose Hill to Macclesfield in January 1970; this line had been listed for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report. The short branch to Rose Hill itself was reprieved by the then Minister of Transport Richard Marsh in 1969, when granting permission to close the rest of the route. To the north, the line splits in three ways. Initially it just ran through to Woodley to join the original MS&L line at Hyde Junction. In 1875, a more direct route to Manchester was opened through Reddish. A further branch, opened in 1869, led to Stockport Tiviot Dale; at one time, this carried through trains from Derby to Manchester Central but this route was closed to passenger services in January 1967 and much of the line was lifted in 1983. Service On Mondays to Fridays, four trains per hour go northbound to Manchester Piccadilly (two via Guide Bridge and two via ) and two per hour go towards Marple (one to New Mills Central and the other through to Sheffield) and two per hour to Rose Hill Marple southbound. On Saturdays, there is a similar level of service to Manchester and Marple / Rose Hill Marple, but an hourly service to New Mills and Sheffield. On Sundays, there is an hourly service each way to Manchester Piccadilly and to Sheffield. Future As part of