Tunstall railway station

Tunstall railway station was located on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Tunstall, Staffordshire. The station closed down along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964.

Tunstall
Location
PlaceTunstall, Staffordshire
AreaStoke-on-Trent
Coordinates53.0586°N 2.2061°W / 53.0586; -2.2061
Grid referenceSJ862512
Operations
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms2
History
1 December 1873Opened[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 has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway, although the station master's house is still in existence, located on the A527 road.[2]

References

  1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed


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