Higher Poynton railway station

Higher Poynton
The site of the former station in 2010
General information
LocationPoynton, Cheshire East
England
Coordinates53°20′48″N 2°05′07″W / 53.3467°N 2.0853°W / 53.3467; -2.0853
Grid referenceSJ944833
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMacclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway
Pre-groupingMacclesfield Committee of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and North Staffordshire Railways
Post-groupingGroup 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 1930Renamed 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).

  1. ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 213.