Waterloo Road (NSR) railway station
Waterloo Road | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Site of Waterloo Road station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hanley, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England |
| Coordinates | 53°01′53″N 2°10′57″W / 53.0314°N 2.1826°W |
| Grid reference | SJ878482 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region) |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1900 | Opened[1] |
| 4 October 1943 | Closed to passenger services[1] |
| 3 January 1966 | Closed to general goods services |
| 31 July 1969 | Closed to all goods services |
Waterloo Road railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway as part of on the Potteries Loop Line and served the north of the town of Hanley, Staffordshire. The station opened in 1900 and closed to passengers in 1943.[2] General goods traffic remained until 1966 with oil traffic continuing until 1969
No trace of the station remains today, the station was at the road crossing on Waterloo Road between Hanley and Cobridge.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
