Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway
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| Locale | Cheshire |
| Dates of operation | 1860–1867 |
| Successor | Cheshire Lines Committee |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 2 miles 61 chains (4.4 km) |
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The Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway was incorporated on 15 May 1860 to build a 2 miles 61 chains (4.4 km) railway from Stockport Portwood to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's (MS&LR) authorised Newton and Compstall line at Woodley.