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'''Linley Station ''' was located 22½ miles from Hartlebury and 18¼ miles from Shrewsbury. It was the first station north of [[Bridgnorth]], and had a single platform with no passing loop.

The Severn Valley Railway passes through the Apley Park estate, owned at the time of the line’s line's construction by '''Thomas C Whitmore'''. Although his property was located on the opposite bank of the [[River Severn]], Whitmore opposed the Railway's construction as "''utterly anihilating annihilating the privacy and seclusion of the said, mansion, house, park and grounds''", to the extent that the route authorised by the original Severn Valley Railway Act of 1853 included running the line through tunnels under the estate. Negotiations to reduce the cost of the line resulted in Whitmore had already sponsored a revised route not including tunnelsrival and ultimately unsuccessful proposal, authorised in the second [[The Severn Valley Railway Act of 1855.<ref name=marshall>[[Bibliographyunder GWR/BR ownership#BooksUnsuccessful proposals|Marshall (1989)Shrewsbury, Ironbridge and Bridgnorth Railway]] pp. 31-36,107.</ref> To achieve this whose route was planned to cross the Severn Valley Railway Company paid Whitmore £14at Quatford,000 in compensation as well as £150 per acre for south of Bridgnorth and pass to the land purchased, east of Apley Park before joining Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway's Madeley Branch. A Bill to construct that railway was introduced to Parliament in addition were required to provide a station at which at least two trains per day February 1853 but was thrown out in each direction could be stopped on requestJune of that year.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns Marshall (19981989)]] p. 4924.</ref> Linley Station, built to meet this condition, had no public road access.<ref name=marshall/>

Despite his initial To overcome Whitmore's opposition , the route authorised by the original Severn Valley Railway Act of 1853 included running the line through tunnels under the estate. Negotiations to reduce the railway, Whitmore cut down a number cost of trees after the railway opened line resulted in 1862a revised route not including tunnels, so that he could have a better view authorised in the second Severn Valley Railway Act of passing trains. However he died on 13 March 1865, aged only 58 (expectancy would have been about 70)1855.<ref name=marshall>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] pp. 31-36,107.</ref>To achieve this the Severn Valley Railway Company paid Whitmore £14,000 in compensation as well as £150 per acre for the land purchased, and in addition were required to provide a station at which at least two trains per day in each direction could be stopped on request.<ref>[http://www[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (1998)]] p.jbending49.org.uk</stats3ref> Linley Station, built to meet this condition, had no public road access.htm Life Expectancy in years at various ages, by decade] (Retrieved 1 May 2019)<ref name=marshall/ref>Although [[Construction of the Severn Valley Railway]] began in 1858, Whitmore's land was among the last to be acquired in 1860.

On 8 June 1862 Despite his initial opposition to the railway, Whitmore cut down a porter at Linley left number of trees after the station a little before middayrailway opened in 1862, having confirmed to the station-master so that he would return 'before train time' (5:30pm). In the event he did not return until the following Wednesday morning. He was brought before the South Shropshire Magistrates charged with having "''absented himself from the employment of the West Midland Railway Company, without having previously obtained leave or given the required 14 days’ notice''". The Bench said the prisoner had rendered himself liable to suffer two months' imprisonment with hard labour, or could have a penalty better view of £10passing trains. However they had power to mitigate the penaltyhe died on 13 March 1865, and he was to pay a fine of £1 or go to prison for 14 daysaged only 58<ref name=marshall/> (expectancy would have been about 70).<ref>Wellington Journal 28 June 1862, reported in [http://www.broseleyjbending.org.uk/Papers/Broseley%201862stats3.pdf Broseley Papershtm Life Expectancy in years at various ages, by decade](Retrieved 1 May 2019)</ref>

The station was originally accessed from the Hall via a ferry. In 1905 a suspension bridge was built by David Rowell & Co of Westminster.<ref name=marshall/>. ==Staff records==The first description of ‘Station Inspector’ in GWR records is in 1890. A press report from 1862<ref>Wellington Journal 28 June 1862, reported in [http://www.broseley.org.uk/Papers/Broseley%201862.pdf Broseley Papers]</ref> and Census data from 1871 onwards show that the booking constable or booking porter was described as station master. George Bramwell (booking constable from August 1863 to his death in January 1864) may therefore also have supervised the station.  {| class="wikitable |+ Station Masters at Linley|-!Name!!Born !! data-sort-type="date" | From !! data-sort-type="date" | To !! Comments|-|Edgar Richards|| || data-sort-value="1/1/1864" | January 1864|| data-sort-value="1/9/1864" | September 1864 || Booking Constable, recorded in the 28 June 1862 Wellington Journal as station master.<ref group="note">On 8 June 1862 an unnamed porter left the station a little before midday, having confirmed to the Richards, identified as the 'station-master', that he would return 'before train time' (5.30pm). In the event he did not return until the following Wednesday morning. He was brought before the South Shropshire Magistrates charged with having "''absented himself from the employment of the West Midland Railway Company, without having previously obtained leave or given the required 14 days’ notice''". The Bench said the prisoner had rendered himself liable to suffer two months' imprisonment with hard labour, or a penalty of £10. However they had power to mitigate the penalty, and he was to pay a fine of £1 or go to prison for 14 days. Staff records show Richards was dismissed in September 1864,though it is not known if this was related.</ref>|-|Joseph Pugh|| 28 September 1830 Stoke Prior, Worcestershire|| data-sort-value="1/8/1864" | August 1864|| data-sort-value="1/5/1880" | May 1880 || Booking Porter, recorded in the 1871 census as station master. Later station inspector at [[Arley]].|-|Edwin Lane||7 June 1853 Twyning, Gloucestershire|| data-sort-value="1/1/1886" | January 1886|| data-sort-value="2/1/1887" | January 1887 || Booking Porter. Previously employed at [[Hartlebury]] and [[Bewdley]], later station inspector at [[Cressage]]. |-|George Cole||27 May 1844 Ledbury, Herefordshire|| data-sort-value="2/1/1887" | January 1887|| data-sort-value="1/11/1904" | November 1904 || Booking Porter from 1887, then station inspector (1890) and station master (1897). Retired 1904.|-|John Thomas||11 July 1865 Buildwas, Shropshire|| data-sort-value="1/12/1907" | December 1907|| data-sort-value="12/12/1910" | December 1910 || Previously employed at [[Buildwas]] and [[Hampton Loade]], later station master at [[Coalport]].|-|James Thomas Batchelor||31 January 1881 Newland Green, Worcestershire|| data-sort-value="1/12/1910" | December 1910|| data-sort-value="1/8/1912" | August 1912 || Previously employed at Hartlebury, [[Kidderminster]] and Bewdley. Dismissed - irregularities in cash.|-|Arthur Richard Emson||1865 Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire|| data-sort-value="1/1/1917" | By 1917|| data-sort-value="19/6/1921" | After 1921 || Previously employed at [[Stourport]] and Hartlebury|-|} [[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (North of Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records for 1922]] show the station had a station master but no other staff.

|+ [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics|GWR Traffic statisticsin commercial service]] for Linley, selected years prior 1903 to 1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 55.</ref>1942