Rushton railway station

Rushton Spencer railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849 as part of the Churnet Valley line.[2]

For the station serving Rushton in Northamptonshire, see Glendon and Rushton railway station.

Rushton
The former Rushton station in 2000 (now a private residence)
Location
Place	Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire
Area	Staffordshire Moorlands
Coordinates	53.1593°N 2.0974°W / 53.1593; -2.0974
Grid reference	SJ935624
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1849 (1849-09-01)	Opened[1]
7 November 1960	Closed to passengers[1]
15 June 1964	Closed to freight
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

It remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North Rode – Leek) in 1960.[3] Freight services lasted until 1964 when they too were withdrawn[3] and the track lifted. Today the trackbed forms part of the Staffordshire Way.

Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bosley		North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line		Cliffe Park

Notes

1. Quick 2009, p. 337.
2. Jeuda 1999, p. 55.
3. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.

References

• 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 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.