Madeley railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.
Madeley | |
|---|---|
 A train passing the site of the station in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°59′29″N 2°20′20″W / 52.9915°N 2.3389°W |
| Grid reference | SJ773438 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 July 1837 | Opened[1] |
| 4 February 1952 | Closed[1] |
The station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[2]: 43 It closed in 1952.[1]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway Grand Junction Railway |
Betley Road Line open, station closed | ||
References
edit- Notes
- ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 263.
- ^ Drake, James (1838). Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
- Sources
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 37-38. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480.
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