Market Drayton railway station
Market Drayton | |||||
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Market Drayton station during operation | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Market Drayton, Shropshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°54′34″N 2°29′21″W / 52.9095°N 2.4891°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ671348 | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 20 October 1863 | Station and line from Nantwich opened | ||||
| 16 October 1867 | Line from Wellington opened | ||||
| 1 February 1870 | Line from Silverdale opened | ||||
| 7 May 1956 | Line from Silverdale closed | ||||
| 9 September 1963 | Station closed to passengers | ||||
| 1 May 1967 | Wellington and Nantwich lines closed | ||||
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Market Drayton railway station served the town of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England, between 1863 and 1963. It was at the junction where three railway lines met: two of them, forming the Great Western Railway route between Wellington and Crewe, were met by a line from Stoke-on-Trent on the North Staffordshire Railway.