Middlewood Higher railway station

Middlewood Higher
A view of the station, c.1962
General information
LocationHigh Lane, Stockport, Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates53°21′36″N 2°05′02″W / 53.3599°N 2.0838°W / 53.3599; -2.0838
Grid referenceSJ945847
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 June 1879 (1879-06-02)Opened as Middlewood[1]
25 July 1951Renamed Middlewood Higher[1]
7 November 1960 (1960-11-07)Closed[1]

Middlewood Higher was a railway station located near to the village of High Lane in Cheshire, England (now in Greater Manchester). It was opened in 1879 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 (2022), p. 314.