The scheme promoter is Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The Department for Transport has asked TfGM to further develop and resubmit its proposal.
But Maple Grove does not exist. There has never been a Maple Grove line, so it cannot be reinstated.
Having done some research and taken various factors into consideration, we think this is a proposal for a rail service between Rose Hill Marple and Stockport via Hazel Grove.

Map created by Alan Young and used with his permission | Disused Stations website

Railways in south east Manchester, 1960s | Map created by Alan Young and used with his permission | Disused Stations website

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If our thinking is correct, there will need to be new track laid along the northern section of Middlewood Way, “serving the needs of walkers, dog walkers, cyclists, joggers and horse riders”, and a chord will have to be constructed at either location A or location B on the map below. This will be a challenge, as both the Sheffield line and the Buxton line are at a lower level than Middlewood Way.
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Middlewood Higher (green line – former trackbed) and Middlewood Lower (red line – active) stations shown on a Railway Clearing House map from 1910 | Map sourced via Disused Stations website
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