Market Drayton | |
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.jpg) 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 |
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.[1]
- ^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15, section D2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.