Madeley Market railway station

Madeley Market
Madeley Market station building in 2018
General information
LocationTelford, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°38′09″N 2°26′41″W / 52.6357°N 2.4447°W / 52.6357; -2.4447
Grid referenceSJ699043
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 June 1861Opened[1]
2 June 1952Closed for passengers[1]
5 December 1960closed for freight
Location

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 & 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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