Crown Street Halt railway station

Crown Street Halt railway station (also known as Silverdale (Crown Street) Halt) is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.

Crown Street Halt
Signal post still in situ near Crown Street Halt, the Silverdale Church can be seen behind it.
Location
Place	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Area	Staffordshire
Coordinates	53.0169°N 2.2658°W / 53.0169; -2.2658
Grid reference	SJ822466
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 May 1905	Opened[1]
7 June 1949	Closed[1]
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

Situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) Stoke to Market Drayton Line, this halt was opened in 1905 when the NSR introduced a railmotor service between Silverdale and Trentham as a response to competition from tram companies.[2] Situated closer to Silverdale town centre than Silverdale station, the station remained open until 1949.[3]

Present day

Nothing remains of the halt site, but a signal post is still in situ and some old fencing but the halt site is now a greenway and park.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Silverdale Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line		Knutton Halt Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 353.
2. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 114.
3. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121- 4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.