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 (1869-08-02)
Opened[1]
5 January 1970 (1970-01-05)
Closed[1]
Bollington railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bollington in Cheshire, 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). The passenger station was on the north side of Grimshaw Lane, with a goods yard on the south side.
Initially services ran between Macclesfield and Marple,[2] but this was soon extended so that direct trains ran between Macclesfield and Manchester London Road.[3] A number of additional services were supplied between Bollington and Macclesfield, as a significant number of Macclesfield workers lived in Bollington. In 1921, there were 14 additional shuttle services between the two towns using a petrol railcar purchased by the Great Central Railway (GCR) (successor to the MS&L) and nicknamed the "Bollington Bug".[4] The Bug was replaced in 1935 by a Sentinel steam railcar that ran the shuttle service, until it was withdrawn at the start of 1939.[5]
The station buildings were built to NSR designs, as were most other structures on the MB&M,[6] while most train services were operated by the MS&L and later the GCR.[7] An exception to this being the NSR Summer Saturday services between Macclesfield and Buxton.[7]
The station closed in January 1970, along with the line between Macclesfield and Marple; the buildings were demolished and the track was lifted by the end of 1971.[8] The trackbed now forms part of the Middlewood Way, a recreational path between Macclesfield and Marple. Part of the goods station site provides a car park for the path.[9]
^ abQuick (2009), p. 92.
^Jeuda (1983), p. 12.
^Jeuda (1983), p. 17.
^Jeuda (1983), p. 34.
^Jeuda (1983), p. 40.
^Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 87.
^ abChristiansen & Miller (1971), p. 200.
^Jeuda (1983), p. 54.
^"Middlewood Way" (PDF). Cheshire East Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
and 24 Related for: Bollington railway station information
Bollingtonrailwaystation was a railwaystation serving the town of Bollington in Cheshire, England. It was opened in 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington...
Bollington is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of...
Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) – a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and...
follows the route of the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened the line between Manchester...
Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway, with dual tracks and two platforms. The second southbound platform had a waiting shelter. The remaining station building...
station was concurrent with the construction and opening of the adjacent Middlewood Higher station on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway...
was a railwaystation serving the eastern side of the town of Poynton in Cheshire, England. It was opened in 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple...
Lane railwaystation served the village of High Lane in Greater Manchester, England. It was a stop on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway. It...
of the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple railway, which had operated between 1869 and 1970. This section of railway connected Macclesfield and...
Hadlow Road railwaystation is a Grade II listed heritage railwaystation and museum in Willaston, on the Wirral Way footpath. It has been restored to...
Middlewich railwaystation served the Cheshire, England, salt-producing town of Middlewich between 1868 and 1960. It lay on a branch line from Sandbach...
from Manchester London Road. A second route, the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway to Macclesfield which joined the older line at Marple Wharf...
companies. With the opening of the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway in 1871, the NSR opened a new station less than 500 yards (457 m) further south...
Bridge Railway (GCR/LNWR) Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (GCR/NSR); including its Hayfield branch South Yorkshire Joint Railway (GCR, GNR...
Tattenhall railwaystation was a railwaystation in the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester-Whitchurch...
Mow Cop and Scholar Green railwaystation was a station on the North Staffordshire Railway between Stoke-on-Trent and Congleton. It served the village...
Malpas railwaystation was a railwaystation that served the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester–Whitchurch...
dates for sections of the NSR is given below. The Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) was a joint line which the NSR participated in. A short...
Winsford and Over railwaystation was one of three railwaystations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Winsford...
Manley railwaystation was located to the west of Manley, Cheshire, England. The station was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee on 22 June 1870, closed...
Latchford railwaystation was a station in Latchford, Cheshire, England. The first station at Latchford was called Latchford and Grappenhall Road and opened...
Broxton railwaystation was a railwaystation near the village of Broxton, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway. Broxton opened on 1 October...
Grindley Brook Halt was a railway halt in the village of Grindley Brook, Shropshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester-Whitchurch Branch...
is a former railwaystation in Chester, Cheshire, England, that was a terminus for the Cheshire Lines Committee and Great Central Railway. It was the...
Global Information