Fenton Manor railway station

Fenton Manor
Access road bridge over the line near Fenton Manor (Currently out of use and overgrown)
Location
Place Fenton, Staffordshire
Area Stoke-on-Trent
Coordinates 53°00′17″N 2°09′50″W / 53.0047°N 2.1640°W / 53.0047; -2.1640Coordinates: 53°00′17″N 2°09′50″W / 53.0047°N 2.1640°W / 53.0047; -2.1640
Grid reference SJ890452
Operations
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
October 1889 Opened
6 May 1956 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal

Fenton Manor railway station was a station in the Fenton area of Stoke-on-Trent, opened in 1889 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its line to Leek.[1] It was located on Victoria Road and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton on the Stoke-Derby Line.

The station closed in 1956.[2] The track is still in situ and the buildings still exist, the platform edges can still be traced.[3]

At the end of the station towards the Leek lays Fenton Manor Tunnel which is 106 yards (97 m).

Future

The station lies on the proposed line to reopen from Stoke to Leekbrook Junction (Moorland City Railway).

Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Line open, station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station open

References

  1. ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (2006). Lost Railways of Staffordshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 1853069922.
  2. ↑ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  3. ↑ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.