Madeley railway station (Shropshire)

Madeley railway station (sometimes referred to as Madeley Salop railway station) is a disused railway station in Madeley, Shropshire, England.

Madeley
Location
Place	Telford
Area	Shropshire
Coordinates	52.6450°N 2.4470°W / 52.6450; -2.4470
Grid reference	SJ698053
Operations
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
History
2 May 1859	Opened as Madeley Court[1]
4 June 1897	Renamed Madeley[1]
22 March 1915	Closed[1]
13 July 1925	Reopened[1]
21 September 1925	Closed[1]
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 Great Western Railway in 1859 as Madeley Court. In 1897 it was renamed simply Madeley. The station was closed in 1915 but reopened in July 1925 only to close permanently in September of the same year.[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lightmoor Platform Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Madeley Branch		Shifnal Line open, station open

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 263.

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 (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 80-81. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.