Staley and Millbrook railway station

Staley and Millbrook
The station site in 2012
General information
Location	Millbrook, Tameside England
Grid reference	SJ975998
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	Station opens
1 November 1909	Station closes for passengers
20 April 1964	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

Staley and Millbrook railway station served the villages Staley and Millbrook in Stalybridge, Cheshire (later Tameside).

The station was built by the London and North Western Railway ^[1] on the Micklehurst Line and opened on 3 May 1886. It served passengers until closure on 1 November 1909. ^[2] The line through the station remained open for passenger traffic until 7 September 1964 and for freight until 1972. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stalybridge		L&NW Micklehurst Line		Micklehurst

References

Notes

1. Awdry 1990 , p. 88
2. Butt 1995 , p. 218
3. "Disused Stations:Staley & Millbrook Station".

Bibliography

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-8526-0049-7. OCLC   19514063. CN 8983.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

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