Councillors are on track to lobby against "unacceptable" train service reductions through Macclesfield railway station.
At a cabinet meeting, members spoke of their fears that commuters and businesses will be hit hard after Arriva slashed services to Manchester and the south.
A decision was ratified at last Wednesday’s meeting to hurriedly make further appeals to the train operator, before the new timetable comes into effect in December.
The train company had previously been invited to attend a meeting of the council’s policy development committee but declined. This has led to a radical re-think from the council and they will be widening their appeal to include the North West Development Agency.
Councillor Jamie Macrae said: "We do not know what the implications are. They are not taking into account the passengers and customers. Not having these connections will have a rippling effect, it will be hard for people who commute and it will hit the town’s business links."
With the timetable only ten months away, councillors hope that there is still enough time for the trains to be reinstated.
Councillor Hilda Gaddum said: "There is still a window of opportunity to get them to reverse the decision."
She added: "Arriva had a consultation in the autumn but it was not very well advertised, and even the people at the station were not aware of it. If it does go through then it will have a huge impact on Macclesfield.
"It is a contradiction. On the one hand we are supposed to be using more public transport but then train services are reduced. Manchester has plans to introduce a congestion charge, where would this leave commuters from Macclesfield?"
Arriva trains insist that although there will be fewer trains, they are meeting their contractual obligations. A spokesman said: "There will be increased services between Manchester and London by Virgin. We consulted the Department for Transport over our plans and they are satisfied that we are fulfilling our franchise requirements."
The CrossCountry franchise, which currently passes through Macclesfield every half an hour, takes passengers to Birmingham, Manchester and the south coast.
