Index
- Marple to Macclesfield Home
- Rose Hill Marple
- High Lane
- Middlewood Higher
- Higher Poynton
- Bollington
- Macclesfield
- Macclesfield Central
High Lane
(1869 - 1970)
High Lane station was located on the north side of the Stockport and Buxton Road and took its name from a small settlement half-a-mile away. The Marple to Macclesfield line opened in August 1869
as a single track and the platform was located on its east side with access via a sloping footpath. Facilities were housed within a single-storey brick building whose pitched roof
extended forward as a platform canopy, supported by a series of wooden brackets
In 1871, the line was doubled at a cost of £16,000 and High Lane was provided with another platform. It was also approached by a sloping footpath and was provided with a pent-roofed brick shelter with a glazed wooden screen to protect waiting passengers from the elements. The original platform became the up (Macclesfield direction) and the addition became the down (Marple). Lighting at the station was provided by oil lamps and would remain so until closure
By December 1895, there were seven up trains and six down services on Monday to Friday. On Saturday there was an additional up train and two extra down services. There were four trains in each direction on Sunday. The station did not have goods facilities
The September 1956 timetable showed 11 trains in each direction Monday to Friday. On Saturdays there were 12 up and 13 down services. There was a Sunday service of 6 trains in each direction
The last services ran from High Lane on Saturday January 3 1970 and the station closed completely on January 5 1970 with the section of line from Rose Hill to Macclesfield
High Lane station survived in a derelict condition until 1977 and its platforms could still be seen in 2010. The course of the line was converted into a footpath and cycleway called the Middlewood Way in 1985
In 1871, the line was doubled at a cost of £16,000 and High Lane was provided with another platform. It was also approached by a sloping footpath and was provided with a pent-roofed brick shelter with a glazed wooden screen to protect waiting passengers from the elements. The original platform became the up (Macclesfield direction) and the addition became the down (Marple). Lighting at the station was provided by oil lamps and would remain so until closure
By December 1895, there were seven up trains and six down services on Monday to Friday. On Saturday there was an additional up train and two extra down services. There were four trains in each direction on Sunday. The station did not have goods facilities
The September 1956 timetable showed 11 trains in each direction Monday to Friday. On Saturdays there were 12 up and 13 down services. There was a Sunday service of 6 trains in each direction
The last services ran from High Lane on Saturday January 3 1970 and the station closed completely on January 5 1970 with the section of line from Rose Hill to Macclesfield
High Lane station survived in a derelict condition until 1977 and its platforms could still be seen in 2010. The course of the line was converted into a footpath and cycleway called the Middlewood Way in 1985
