Middlewood Higher railway station

For the former London & North Western Railway station, see Middlewood railway station.

Middlewood Higher
A view of the station, c.1962
General information
LocationHigh Lane, Stockport, Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates53°21′36″N 2°05′02″W / 53.3599°N 2.0838°W / 53.3599; -2.0838
Grid referenceSJ945847
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMacclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway
Pre-groupingMacclesfield Committee of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and North Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingGroup Committee No. 1 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1879 (1879-06-02)Opened as Middlewood
25 July 1951Renamed Middlewood Higher
7 November 1960 (1960-11-07)Closed
Location

Middlewood Higher was a railway station located near to the village of High Lane in Cheshire (now in Greater Manchester), England. It was opened in 1879 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 Railway (NSR).

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