Madeley Market railway station

Madeley Market railway station is a disused railway station in Shropshire, England.

Madeley Market
Madeley Market station building in 2018
Location
Place	Telford
Area	Shropshire
Coordinates	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 for passengers[1]
5 December 1960	closed for freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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. 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.

External links

• Geograph Madeley Market Station

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