High Lane railway station

High Lane
The site of the former station, March 2015
General information
Location	High Lane, Stockport England
Coordinates	53°22′04″N2°05′06″W / 53.3677°N 2.0851°W / 53.3677; -2.0851
Grid reference	SJ944856
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 Railway
Post-grouping	Group Committee No. 1 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 August 1869 (1869-08-02)	Opened [1]
5 January 1970 (1970-01-05)	Closed [1]
Location

High Lane railway station served the village of High Lane in Greater Manchester, England. It was a stop on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway.

History

The station was opened in August 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M), which was a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railway (NSR). ^[2]

Like the other stations on the MB&M, the station buildings and signalling were provided by the NSR and train services by the MS&L. ^[3]

The station closed in January 1970, along with the entirety of the MB&M. The track was lifted in the following year. ^[2]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Rose Hill Marple		Great Central Railway & North Staffordshire Railway Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway		Middlewood Higher

The site today

Both platforms are extant, although the buildings have been demolished. The former trackbed now forms part of the Middlewood Way, a shared-use path between Macclesfield and Rose Hill Marple. ^[4]

References

Citations

1. Quick (2009), p. 212.
2. Catford, Nick; Wright, Paul (21 May 2017). "Station name: High Lane". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
3. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 200.
4. "Middlewood Way" (PDF). Cheshire East Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121- 4.
• 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.