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==Closure==
[[File:Linley Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 548773.jpg|300px|thumb|Linley Station in 2007]]
The station had a goods siding which as shown on the OS maps. The short goods loop was removed in about 1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fig. XIV.</ref> and the siding was closed altogether on 10 September 1951, and ; the station was officially reduced to the status of a halt at the same time.<ref name=marshall/>
Following closure of the line in 1963, the station was converted to a private house.
==Historic maps of Linley station==
*1883 map showing the station and siding, with the nearby ferry serving Apley Hall also shown
*1902 map showing the station and siding. A 'points box' is shown giving access to the siding- possibly a ground frame?
*1927 map showing the station and siding, with the 1905 suspension bridge also shown
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File: OS_Linley_1883.jpg | 1883
File: OS_Linley_1902.jpg | 1902
File: OS_Linley_1927.jpg | 1927
</gallery>
==See also==
