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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Trains will now stop in this village after more than 100 years

An artist rendering of what Cheadle's new station will look like - (Pell Frischmann)

A village that has waited over a century for a new railway station has finally received the green light to begin construction on the transport hub after a “major breakthrough” on issues that delayed the project.

The Greater Manchester village of Cheadle has not had a working railway station since 1917, and construction work that started last month is the first step toward relaunching trains in the area.

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