Trentham (Staffordshire) railway station

Trentham railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) as part of the main line south from Stoke towards Stafford and served the village of Trentham, Staffordshire, England.

Trentham
Location
Place	Trentham, Staffordshire
Area	Stoke-on-Trent
Coordinates	52.9682°N 2.1742°W / 52.9682; -2.1742
Grid reference	SJ883411
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region)
Platforms	3
History
17 April 1848	Opened[1]
28 March 1910	Trentham Junction platform opened[1]
1 October 1957	Trentham Junction platform closed[1]
2 March 1964	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

The original station opened along with the first section of the Stafford to Manchester Line in 1848. As the station was the closest to Trentham Hall, at the time the principal residence of the Dukes of Sutherland, new station buildings were constructed in 1851 to a design by Charles Barry.[2][3]

Trentham Junction

In 1910 the NSR opened the Trentham Park branch to serve Trentham Gardens (recently donated to the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent by the 4th Duke of Sutherland).[4] This new line joined the main line slightly to the north of Trentham station and, to enable passengers travelling to/from stations south of Trentham to exchange to the branch, a new single platform station called Trentham Junction was opened. Reached from Trentham station by a short walk, Trentham Junction was always operated as part of Trentham station and never featured separately in public timetables.[1]

Closure

The Trentham Branch line closed to regular passenger traffic in 1927 but continued in use for excursion traffic until 1957. The branch and the Trentham Junction platform finally closed on 1 October 1957.[1] The main Trentham station closed in the Beeching cuts of 1964.

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
2. Dow, George (1970). North Staffordshire Album. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 46. ISBN 0-7110-0128-6.
3. Jeuda, Basil (2010). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. 1. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-1899889-48-8.
4. Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 114. ISBN 0-7153-5121- 4.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Rugeley to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 79-95. ISBN 9781908174901. OCLC 972169395.

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Sideway Halt Line open, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stafford to Manchester Line		Barlaston Line and station open but station not rail served
Sideway Halt Line open, station closed		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Stafford to Manchester Line		Wedgwood Line and station open but station not rail served
Terminus		North Staffordshire Railway Trentham Park branch		Hanford Road Halt Line and station closed