Liverpool Road Halt railway station
Liverpool Road Halt | |
|---|---|
 Liverpool Road Halt, now part of a greenway and pedestrian underpass. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Newcastle-under-Lyme England |
| Coordinates | 53°01′02″N 2°13′47″W / 53.0171°N 2.2297°W |
| Grid reference | SJ846466 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1905 | Opened |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed |
Liverpool Road Halt railway station was a railway station located in the north of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It was opened in 1905 by the North Staffordshire Railway in connection with the introduction of railmotor services.[1]
The station had two short wooden platforms and was accessed via steps leading down from an overbridge on Liverpool Road, which now forms part of the A34.[2]
Unlike most of the other halts on the line it survived until the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964.[1] Although the platforms are long gone the trackbed can still be followed.
Present day
[edit]The site of the halt now occupied by a pedestrian underpass.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutton Halt Line and station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line |
Brampton Halt Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- ^ a b Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 72. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
