Liverpool Road Halt railway station
Liverpool Road Halt railway station was a railway station located in the north of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It was opened in 1905 by the North Staffordshire Railway in connection with the introduction of railmotor services.[1]
Liverpool Road Halt | |
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Liverpool Road Halt, now part of a greenway and pedestrian underpass. | |
Location | |
Place | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire |
Area | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
Coordinates | 53.0171°N 2.2297°W |
Grid reference | SJ846466 |
Operations | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 May 1905 | Opened |
2 March 1964 | 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 |
The station had two short wooden platforms and was accessed via steps leading down from an overbridge on Liverpool Road, which now forms part of the A34.[2]
Unlike most of the other halts on the line it survived until the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964.[1] Although the platforms are long gone the trackbed can still be followed.
Present Day
The site of the halt now being occupied by a pedestrian underpass.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Knutton Halt Line and station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line |
Brampton Halt Line and station closed |
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References
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 72. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
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