The remaining station building previously provided an indoor waiting area and was only recently brought back into use in 2007, with a new ticket window operating on weekday mornings.

Though it had also been listed for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report, Rose Hill itself avoided a similar fate due to its high levels of commuter traffic towards Manchester Piccadilly.

[5] In addition to exposed railings around the station area, three secure bicycle lockers are provided at the north end of the platform, which require a 'BLUC' key for use.

[6] Railway Road gives access to the Middlewood Way, a shared-use path for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders, which follows the line's previous route to Macclesfield.

The initial section of this route was tarmacked and given street lighting in 2006; this was to encourage its use by residents of local residential developments in reaching the station and Stockport Road.

[7] As part of Manchester's Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) bid, which would have seen a weekday peak time congestion charge introduced on roads into the city centre, Rose Hill was among the stations listed to receive station improvements and improved services from the proposed £3bn injection into the region's public transport.

Rose Hill Marple has been touted as a suitable terminus for a new Metrolink tram service to the area, with possible routes being either a simple conversion of the existing line to Manchester or a new link into Stockport town centre via Bredbury and Portwood.