Marchington railway station
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2015) |
Marchington | |
|---|---|
 The station in 2004. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Marchington, East Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°52′45″N 1°48′08″W / 52.8792°N 1.8021°W |
| Grid reference | SK134313 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| February 1854 | Opened[1] |
| 15 September 1958 | Closed[1] |
Marchington railway station was a railway station in Marchington, Staffordshire which opened in 1854 and closed in 1958. It was on the Crewe to Derby Line.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The opening date is unsure but the first record of the station in Bradshaw's is in February 1854.[1] From 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway services on the route between Stafford and Grantham.
The station was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1958.
The platforms are still in place today[when?], although overgrown, and the station master's cottage is now a private residence. Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the station.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 27. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line open, station Open | North Staffordshire Railway | Line open, station closed |
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