Rail passengers are being advised of a full railway closure through Stockport over the coming weekend as work continues on a major £20m bridge renewal over the West Coast Main Line.
Network Rail will be closing the railway on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October 2025 to allow the project team to continue their work underneath the new Greek Street bridge.
Construction teams will be removing the now redundant wall in the centre of the tracks and starting work to reinstate the road and walls on the roundabout which sits on top of the bridge.
Passengers travelling between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester are advised to plan their journey by visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk as there will be rail replacement buses in operation.
William Brandon, Network Rail’s project manager, said: “I am immensely proud of the team, who worked so hard to deliver this once-in-a-lifetime project over the summer. I am very grateful to the local community and passengers for their ongoing patience and understanding during the work.
“Though the reconstruction of the bridge is complete, there is still more work to do. To safely install parts of the new roundabout, we need to close the railway again for two days. After that, we will begin to work with utility companies to redivert their services though the bridge, before relaying the road ready for people to use again.”
