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Madeley railway station (Shropshire)

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Former railway station in England

Madeley
General information
LocationMadeley, Telford and Wrekin
England
Coordinates52°38′42″N 2°26′49″W / 52.6450°N 2.4470°W / 52.6450; -2.4470
Grid referenceSJ698053
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 May 1859Opened as Madeley Court
4 June 1897Renamed Madeley
22 March 1915Closed
13 July 1925Reopened
21 September 1925Closed

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.

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

Further reading

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Light Railway
Coalport branch line
Minsterley branch line
Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway
Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Severn Valley Railway
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Shropshire Union Railways
Tanat Valley Light Railway
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway
Wellington and Drayton Railway
Wellington and Severn Junction Railway
Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
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