Milford and Brocton railway station

Milford and Brocton railway station served the villages of Milford and Brocton in Staffordshire, England from 1877 to 1950 on the Trent Valley line.[1]

Milford and Brocton
The site of the station in 2008
Location
PlaceMilford
AreaStaffordshire
Coordinates52.7893°N 2.04°W / 52.7893; -2.04
Grid referenceSJ974213
Operations
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
18 May 1877 (1877-05-18)Opened
6 March 1950 (1950-03-06)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

History

The station opened on 18 May 1877 by the London and North Western Railway. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 March 1950.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "Site of Milford & Brocton Railway Station". Geograph. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 281
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stafford   London and North Western Railway
Trent Valley line
  Colwich
Line open, station closed


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