Cobridge railway station

Cobridge railway station was located on the Potteries Loop Line and served the Cobridge area of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The station was located between Elder Road and Sandbach Road.[2]

Cobridge
Site of the station in 1983
Location
PlaceCobridge, Staffordshire
AreaStoke-on-Trent
Coordinates53.0386°N 2.1850°W / 53.0386; -2.1850
Grid referenceSJ876490
Operations
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms2
History
1 October 1874Opened[1]
2 March 1964Closed[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The station closed in 1964 when the passenger service on the Loop was withdrawn. The trackbed is now a footpath and the tunnel, which was to the south of the station, has been filled in.[3]

References

  1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. "Railways of Stoke-on-Trent - Potteries Loop Line: Cobridge Station". thepotteries.org. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed
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