High Lane railway station
High Lane | |
|---|---|
 The site of the former station, March 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | High Lane, Stockport England |
| Coordinates | 53°22′04″N 2°05′06″W / 53.3677°N 2.0851°W |
| Grid reference | SJ944856 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Macclesfield Committee of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | Group Committee No. 1 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 August 1869 | Opened[1] |
| 5 January 1970 | Closed[1] |
High Lane railway station served the village of High Lane in Greater Manchester, England. It was a stop on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway.
History
[edit]The station was opened in August 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M), which was a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railway (NSR).[2]
Like the other stations on the MB&M, the station buildings and signalling were provided by the NSR and train services by the MS&L.[3]
The station closed in January 1970, along with the entirety of the MB&M. The track was lifted in the following year.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill Marple | Great Central Railway & North Staffordshire Railway Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway |
Middlewood Higher |
The site today
[edit]Both platforms are extant, although the buildings have been demolished. The former trackbed now forms part of the Middlewood Way, a shared-use path between Macclesfield and Rose Hill Marple.[4]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 212.
- ^ a b Catford, Nick; Wright, Paul (21 May 2017). "Station name: High Lane". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 200.
- ^ "Middlewood Way" (PDF). Cheshire East Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
Sources
[edit]- Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121- 4.
- 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.
External links
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