Marchington railway station

Marchington
The station in 2004.
Location
Place Marchington
Area East Staffordshire
Coordinates 52°52′45″N 1°48′08″W / 52.8792°N 1.8021°W / 52.8792; -1.8021Coordinates: 52°52′45″N 1°48′08″W / 52.8792°N 1.8021°W / 52.8792; -1.8021
Grid reference SK134313
Operations
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
February 1854 (1854-02) Opened[1]
15 September 1958 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Marchington railway station was a railway station in Marchington, Staffordshire. It was on the Crewe to Derby Line.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The opening date is unsure but the first record of the station in Bradshaw's is in February 1854[1] and from 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway on the route between Stafford and Grantham line.

The station was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1958.

The platforms are still in place today and the station masters cottage is now in private residence although the platforms have become overgrown in recent years. Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 27. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Line open, station Open
North Staffordshire Railway
Line open, station closed
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