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Madeley_railway_station_(Shropshire) Latitude and Longitude:

52°38′42″N 2°26′49″W / 52.6450°N 2.4470°W / 52.6450; -2.4470
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Madeley
General information
Location Madeley, Telford and Wrekin
England
Coordinates 52°38′42″N 2°26′49″W / 52.6450°N 2.4470°W / 52.6450; -2.4470
Grid reference SJ698053
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 May 1859Opened as Madeley Court [1]
4 June 1897Renamed Madeley [1]
22 March 1915Closed [1]
13 July 1925Reopened [1]
21 September 1925Closed [1]

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

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. ^ a b c d e f Quick (2009), p. 263.
Sources
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN  978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC  612226077.

Further reading