High Lane railway station

High Lane railway station was a railway station serving the village of High Lane in Greater Manchester, England. It was opened in 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) - a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railways (NSR).

High Lane
Location	High Lane, Stockport England
Coordinates	53.3630°N 2.0852°W
Grid reference	SJ944851
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 Railways
Post-grouping	Group Committee No. 1 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railways
Key dates
2 August 1869	Opened[1]
5 January 1970	Closed[1]

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.[2]

The station closed in January 1970, along with the entirety of the MB&M. The track was lifted and the trackbed now forms part of the Middlewood Way, a recreational path between Macclesfield and Marple.[3]

High Lane railway station, March 2019

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 212.
2. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 200.
3. "Middlewood Way" (PDF). Cheshire East Council.

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 and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

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