North Rode railway station
North Rode railway station served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.[2]
| North Rode | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Site of the station (2016) | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bosley, Cheshire |
| Area | Cheshire East |
| Coordinates | 53.1987°N 2.1504°W |
| Grid reference | SJ900668 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 18 June 1849 | Opened[1] |
| 7 May 1962 | Closed to all traffic[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 | |
The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[3] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.[4]
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Macclesfield |
Congleton | ||
| Macclesfield | North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line |
Bosley | ||
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References
- Notes
- Quick 2009, p. 294.
- Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
- Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
- Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
- 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)
- Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.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.
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