Madeley railway station (Shropshire)

Madeley
General information
Location	Madeley, Telford and Wrekin England
Coordinates	52°38′42″N2°26′49″W / 52.6450°N 2.4470°W / 52.6450; -2.4470
Grid reference	SJ698053
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 May 1859	Opened as Madeley Court [1]
4 June 1897	Renamed Madeley [1]
22 March 1915	Closed [1]
13 July 1925	Reopened [1]
21 September 1925	Closed [1]
Location

Madeley railway station is a disused railway station that served the town of Madeley in 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. 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

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 80-81. ISBN   9781906008338. OCLC   750867075.