Stalybridge railway station is on the Stockport-Stalybridge line and serves the town of Stalybridge, 7.5 miles east of Manchester in the foothills of the Pennines. The station has a toilet, refreshments and a staffed ticketing office. There is step-free access to the platforms, with a small car park and bicycle storage available.
As with many towns in this area, Stalybridge grew rapidly after the construction of a water-powered cotton mill in the late 1770s paved the way for this to become one of the first centres of textile manufacturing in the Industrial Revolution. Water is a big deal here; the town is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Venice’ due to the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and River Tame running through it. There is a leisure centre, various pubs and restaurants, and a post office, with tram and bus services to connect with the train network.
Visitors might like to hunt out the locations of some much-loved TV shows and films – scenes for Coronation Street have been filmed in Stalybridge, as was Yanks, a film featuring Richard Gere. The classic tune ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ was allegedly composed in the Newmarket Tavern by Jack Judge in 1912 and the Stalybridge Brass Band could be one of the oldest civilian brass bands in the county, established in 1809.
This great website can provide more information to make your visit to Stalybridge a great day out: Welcome to Stalybridge Online