Alsager Road railway station
Alsager Road railway station was a station on the North Staffordshire Railway, which operated in the West Midlands county of Staffordshire, in England. The station was located on the outskirts of Alsager.
| Alsager Road | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Alsager |
| Area | Cheshire East |
| Coordinates | 53.0932°N 2.2904°W |
| Grid reference | SJ806551 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | ? |
| History | |
| 1 July 1889 | Station opens as Talke and Alsager Road |
| 1 November 1902 | Station renamed Alsager Road |
| 27 April 1931 | Station closes |
| 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 was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway, then joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed it eight years later.
The site today
Today the site is sheltered by a row of trees, on the edge of a small industrial area, near the Crewe to Derby Line. It lies to the south east of Alsager railway station.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsgrove | London Midland and Scottish Railway North Staffordshire Railway |
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References
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 92. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
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