Micklehurst railway station

Micklehurst
Station Road, near the site of the station, in 2016
General information
Location	Micklehurst, Tameside England
Grid reference	SD977021
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1886	Opened
1 May 1907	Closed to passengers
19 February 1962	Closed for freight
Location

v t e Micklehurst Loop
Legend
to Huddersfield Standedge Tunnel Diggle Butterhouse tunnel Uppermill Friezland Royal George tunnel Micklehurst Staley and Millbrook Stalybridge Victoria Junction to Manchester Victoria via Ashton Charlestown to Manchester Piccadilly via Ashton Park Parade to Stockport via Audenshaw

Micklehurst Railway Station served the town of Mossley in Cheshire. It was built by the London and North Western Railway on its Micklehurst Line. The station closed for passengers in 1907 ^[1] and to freight on 19 February 1962 but the line through the station remained open for passenger traffic until 7 September 1964. ^[2] The station building on the up (Diggle to Stalybridge) side is still standing and is used as a private residence.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Staley and Millbrook		L&NW Micklehurst Line		Friezland

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 294. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Disused Stations:Micklehurst Station".

• The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow

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