Knutton Halt railway station

Knutton Halt railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.

Knutton Halt
Location
Place	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Area	Staffordshire
Coordinates	53.0167°N 2.245°W / 53.0167; -2.245
Grid reference	SJ836466
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 May 1905	Opened[1]
20 September 1926	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

Situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) Stoke to Market Drayton Line, this halt was opened in 1905 when the NSR introduced a railmotor service between Silverdale and Trentham as a response to competition from tram companies.[2] Situated between Knutton village and Knutton Forge, the station was not much used and was an early closure under London, Midland and Scottish railway ownership, closing in September 1926.[3]

Present day

No traces of the halt site remain, but the former trackbed is now a greenway.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Crown Street Halt Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line		Liverpool Road Halt Line and station closed

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/north-shropshire/market-drayton/2017/06/12/calls-to-re-open-market-draytons-old-railway-line-receive-backing/

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 238.
2. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 114.
3. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.

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)
• 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.