Station Connections artwork
The rail partnership worked with local artist Eamonn Murphy to create pieces of art that reflect the communities around our stations. While railway stations and rail services are of key interest to the community rail movement we realise that our stations play a wider role in our communities, providing a gateway into those communities and giving local residents access to work, education and leisure.
We would like to thank Northern Rail for their support in sponsoring this project.
Views Through a Train Window - Edgeley Approach Art Project
South East Manchester, Crewe to Manchester and Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnerships are working together to bring a community art project to the Edgeley Approach at Stockport Station.
Whilst this is a busy thoroughfare with a high daily footfall, this side of the station has seen little development compared to the main entrance.
Supported by Avanti West Coast and Network Rail, the art project will see an exhibition of up to 40 artworks displayed along the historic wall, each framed within a train window designed by local artist, Eamonn Murphy.
Schools, colleges, community groups and individual artists have submitted artwork for long term display at the station.
Thomson Street Bridge Mural
A project led by Cheshire Wildlife Trust along with Stockport Council, Avanti, the Crewe to Manchester Community Rail Partnership, ARC and artist Caroline Coates has transformed the Thomson Street Bridge, which connects Edgeley and Stockport Town Centre over Stockport railway line and not far from the Edgeley approach to Stockport train station, with a new mural which includes some of the town’s landmarks, including Stockport market, the viaduct, Bramhall Hall and wildlife. The mural is a celebration of Stockport’s green spaces and places.
