Stockport Council - Infrastructure
Connections By Road
Investing in Stockport
The M60 Manchester orbital motorway runs through Stockport, east to west, adjacent to the town centre, with 5 motorway junctions directly serving the borough. The M56 flows to the west of the borough, and both the M62 and M6 can be reached within 20 minutes by road.
Major road routes within the borough include the A6, A34 and A560, which dissect commercial and urban centres, connecting Stockport to neighbouring towns, cities and transport hubs.
Stockport is extremely well served by public transport. Stagecoach is the main bus operator.
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 200 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Edinburgh: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Glasgow: Up to 300 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Leeds: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Leicester: Up to 75 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Liverpool: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Newcastle: Up to 200 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Sheffield: Up to 25 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Oxford: Up to 200 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Cambridge: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Connections By Rail
Stockport is on the Intercity West Coast Main Line; as such, its central station provides a busy interchange for intercity, cross-country and local networks. Virgin Rail operates half hourly high-speed services to London, with journeys taking 2 hours.
Local rail connectivity is provided by seventeen railway stations throughout the borough - more stations than any other borough of the Manchester City region. The local rail network offers reliable transport for commuters and shoppers, providing radial routes to and from Stockport centre. Trains to Manchester Piccadilly station take 10 minutes and operate approximately every 5 minutes during peak times.
Connections By Air
Located just two miles west of Stockport, Manchester International Airport is an excellent asset for any business located within the borough. The airport has direct motorway access from the M56, a direct rail link from Manchester Piccadilly station, and a regular bus and coach service to various locations.
Manchester is one of the UK`s largest airports, and the fastest growing in Europe, ranked amongst the world`s largest 20 airports. The airport serves more destinations worldwide than any other UK airport, offering direct flights to over 220 destinations, including daily flights to the Far East and North America.
Flights per week to Central London: 7 or more
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Connections By Freight Ports
Stockport`s easy access to the region`s extensive motorway network, of both linear and orbital routes, means that it can support an efficient freight movement. Through motorway and trunk routes, such as the M56, M60, M62, and A628, Stockport is ideally placed to link to two of the UK`s busiest freight ports.
The Humber ports, in the east, is easily accessible in just over two hours, and Liverpool, to the west, is less than an hour away. The road network is also supported by rail freight, through the West Coast Main Line and the Stockport/Romiley line.
Broadband / ICT Facilities
As an important centre for creative and digital services, Stockport benefits from a high quality and reliable ICT infrastructure. Its location within a major internet traffic hub, means access to some of the highest levels of e-connectivity in the country.
There is a wide range of service providers, and the borough has access to every major telecommunications carrier. A direct transatlantic link into the region allows for the same effective connection internationally as found nationally.
Wireless broadband networks providers are active in the borough, such as The Cloud, with Wi Fi hotspots in the town centre.
