Marple railway station

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It was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway on the extension of its Hyde branch to New Mills, opening in 1862.
The line was built in conjunction with the Midland Railway's extension of its line to Millers Dale, thus it was also used by the latter's trains from London to Manchester Store Street (later called London Road, now Piccadilly). Until the Midland moved to Manchester Central, in 1880, as a member of the Cheshire Lines Committee, Marple was where carriages for Liverpool would be attached or detached.
At the time it had extensive station buildings - the Midland waiting room having upholstered seats and a coal fire in an attractive fireplace for cold winter days. It was rebuilt in 1970, with the MS&L facilities being demolished, and new brick buildings replacing the Midland's offices.
From Marple to Romiley, the line passes through Marple Tunnel to the junction with the short branch to Rose Hill Marple then over the 308-yard (282 m) long stone viaduct that crosses the River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal. The River Goyt is a tributary of the River Mersey. Alongside the viaduct is the Marple Aqueduct, which carries the Peak Forest Canal, over the River Goyt.
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