Higher Poynton railway station

Higher Poynton
The site of the former station in 2010
General information
Location	Poynton, Cheshire East England
Coordinates	53°20′48″N 2°05′07″W / 53.3467°N 2.0853°W / 53.3467; -2.0853
Grid reference	SJ944833
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 Railways
Post-grouping	Group Committee No. 1 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railways
Key dates
2 August 1869 (1869-08-02)	Opened as Poynton[1]
13 April 1930	Renamed Higher Poynton[1]
5 January 1970 (1970-01-05)	Closed[1]

Higher Poynton was a railway station serving the eastern side of the town of Poynton in Cheshire, England. It was opened in 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) - a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railways (NSR).