Madeley Market railway station

Madeley Market
Madeley Market station building in 2018
Location
Place Telford
Area Shropshire
Coordinates 52°38′10″N 2°26′44″W / 52.6361°N 2.4455°W / 52.6361; -2.4455Coordinates: 52°38′10″N 2°26′44″W / 52.6361°N 2.4455°W / 52.6361; -2.4455
Grid reference SJ699043
Operations
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
10 June 1861 Opened[1]
2 June 1952 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Madeley Market railway station is a disused railway station in Shropshire, England.

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1861 on the company's Coalport Branch Line to serve the town of Madeley, Shropshire. It closed to passengers in 1952,[1] and to freight on 5 December 1960.[2]

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Quick (2009), p. 263.
  2. ↑ Railway Magazine January 1960 p. 64
Sources
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Stafford to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 97-101. ISBN 9781908174598. OCLC 913791564.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dawley and Stirchley
Line closed, station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Coalport Branch Line		   Coalport East
Line closed, station closed


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