Barlaston railway station

Barlaston National Rail
Location
Place Barlaston
Local authority Stafford
Grid reference SJ888383
Operations
Station code BRT
Managed by West Midlands Railway[1]
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 1,849
2005/06 Decrease 1,113
2006/07 Decrease 773
History
17 April 1848 Opened
23 May 2004 Services Withdrawn
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barlaston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Barlaston railway station served the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire, England. This station was opened on 17 April 1848 and is on the first line opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on that date.

Trains no longer stop at Barlaston. The Stafford to Stoke-on-Trent local service was withdrawn when the route was temporarily closed for major refurbishment on 23 May 2004 as part of the West Coast Main Line Modernisation scheme and never reinstated. Passengers are now served by bus service No 14 and 14X operated by D&G Bus,[2] which acts as the station's official Rail Replacement Bus, on which valid rail tickets (including Advance Purchase tickets) to/from Wedgwood and Barlaston are officially accepted. Access to the platforms is no longer possible as the station has been fenced off.

Barlaston is not included as a stop on the Crewe - London Euston service operated by West Midlands Trains. The new franchise, West Midland Trains may see the station reopened to passenger services.[3][4]

The station in 1961

Barlaston is mentioned in the ghost or parliamentary train list maintained by Ghost Train Hunters enthusiasts group. The North Staffs Rail Promotion Group campaign for the restoration of the train service continues.

References

  1. ↑ Station facilities for Barlaston
  2. ↑ London Midland – station information for BarlastonLondon Midland website
  3. ↑ "Reopening of Barlaston Railway Station (Stoke-on-Trent)"Hansard record of UK Parliamentary debate, 18 January 2016; Retrieved 28 October 2016
  4. ↑ "Public to have say on trains stopping at Barlaston's station"Staffordshire Newsletter article 17 December 2015; Retrieved 28 October 2016

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Rugeley to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 63-74. ISBN 978-1-908174-90-1. OCLC 972169395.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wedgwood
Line open, station closed		   Central Trains
Stafford to Manchester Line		   Stone
Line and station open

Coordinates: 52°56′35″N 2°10′05″W / 52.943°N 2.168°W / 52.943; -2.168


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