Staley and Millbrook railway station

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Staley and Millbrook
Site of Staley and Millbrook railway station Geograph-3119714-by-Tom-Hindley.jpg
The station site in 2012
LocationMillbrook, Tameside
England
Grid referenceSJ975998
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
3 May 1886Station opens
1 November 1909Station closes for passengers
20 April 1964closed for freight
Micklehurst Loop
Legend
Standedge Tunnel
Diggle
Butterhouse tunnel
Uppermill
Friezland
Royal George tunnel
Micklehurst
Staley and Millbrook
Stalybridge
to Manchester

Staley and Millbrook railway station served the villages Staley and Millbrook in Stalybridge, Cheshire (later Tameside).

The station was built by the London and North Western Railway[1] on the Micklehurst Line and opened on 3 May 1886. It served passengers until closure on 1 November 1909.[2] The line through the station remained open for passenger traffic until 7 September 1964 and for freight until 1972.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stalybridge   L&NW
Micklehurst Line
  Micklehurst

References[]

Notes
Bibliography
  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

Coordinates: 53°29′42″N 2°02′20″W / 53.495°N 2.039°W / 53.495; -2.039


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