Reddish South railway station

Reddish South
Location
Place	Reddish
Local authority	Stockport
Coordinates	53.4361°N 2.1580°W / 53.4361; -2.1580
Operations
Station code	RDS
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	no data
2005/06 *	no data
2006/07 *	120
2007/08 *	47
2008/09 *	274
2009/10 *	76
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Reddish South from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Reddish South is a station in Reddish, Stockport, England, on the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, famous for having only one train a week in one direction. A single track serves a single, bare platform.

Originally the station consisted of two island platforms with four tracks. One of these track beds has been sold off, while another has been filled in. The second island is now inaccessible as there are no longer steps down to it.

The station is a request stop. In theory prospective passengers must flag down the train, as it approaches the station. However in practice the train usually stops at every station, regardless of whether there are passengers waiting.

Quietest station in the UK

According to the 2007/8 National rail figures, Reddish South had only 47 entries and exits in a 12 month period, making the it the UK's least used railway station. (2 stations were ranked lower than this but they were newly opened, and thus did not gain patronage for the whole year.)

The only service is the 09:22 Fridays-only train from Stockport to Stalybridge calling at 09:26, which then continues to Denton, Guide Bridge and Stalybridge.

Reddish does however have a second station, Reddish North railway station which has a regular service.

Closure

Network Rail, in their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for the North West, have proposed closure of Reddish South and Denton stations and withdrawal of the remaining passenger service. The line itself would remain open for freight and diverted passenger workings. Open-access operator called Grand Northern Railway had proposed using the line for services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge or Stalybridge station as a stop. However, their application was rejected. There is a campaign for a regular service from Stockport to Manchester Victoria, stopping at Reddish South.

External links

• Friends of Reddish South Station
• Picture of Reddish South station sign - Tims Gallery
• Picture of the only train of the week - Tims Gallery
• The timetable of the service - Tims Gallery
• Pictures of Reddish South and Denton stations on Flickr

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Stockport		Northern Rail Stockport-Stalybridge Line Friday only		Denton