Staley_and_Millbrook_railway_station
Staley and Millbrook railway station
Former railway station in England
Staley and Millbrook railway station served the villages Staley and Millbrook in Stalybridge, Cheshire (later Tameside).
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The station was built by the London and North Western Railway[1] on the Micklehurst Line and opened on 3 May 1886. It served passengers until closure on 1 November 1909.[2] The line through the station remained open for passenger traffic until 7 September 1964 and for freight until 1972.[3]