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Macclesfield
(1869 - 1873)
Macclesfield railway station was a short-lived railway station serving the town of Macclesfield opening in 1869 by the Marple to Macclesfield Railway (MB&M) but it closed in 1873
The Marple to Macclesfield line was built with the intention of connecting to the main London and North Western Railway (LNWR/NSR) line between Manchester and Stoke however there were numerous difficulties to be overcome; the route through town, the reluctance of the local authority to allow the railway to bridge over the River Bollin and the lack of co-operation from the LNWR to agree to a site for a station on the Manchester - Stoke line. The board of the MB&M therefore decided to open a temporary station on land they already owned to allow services to Marple to commence. The station, known simply as Macclesfield, opened on August 2 1869 and was the southern terminus of the line. From there passengers made a short walk to the joint LNWR/NSR station at Macclesfield Hibel Road to catch services to and from the south
Four years elapsed before a route for the line through the town was constructed and a new station at Macclesfield Central was built. The new Central station opened on July 1 1873 and the old station closed the same day
Following closure the old station buildings were used as stables for the horses working in the goods yard until the buildings were demolished in 1947
The Marple to Macclesfield line was built with the intention of connecting to the main London and North Western Railway (LNWR/NSR) line between Manchester and Stoke however there were numerous difficulties to be overcome; the route through town, the reluctance of the local authority to allow the railway to bridge over the River Bollin and the lack of co-operation from the LNWR to agree to a site for a station on the Manchester - Stoke line. The board of the MB&M therefore decided to open a temporary station on land they already owned to allow services to Marple to commence. The station, known simply as Macclesfield, opened on August 2 1869 and was the southern terminus of the line. From there passengers made a short walk to the joint LNWR/NSR station at Macclesfield Hibel Road to catch services to and from the south
Four years elapsed before a route for the line through the town was constructed and a new station at Macclesfield Central was built. The new Central station opened on July 1 1873 and the old station closed the same day
Following closure the old station buildings were used as stables for the horses working in the goods yard until the buildings were demolished in 1947
