Madeley Road railway station
Madeley Road railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.
Madeley Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52.9771°N 2.3344°W |
| Grid reference | SJ776422 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| October 1870 | Opened as Madeley[1] |
| May 1871 | Renamed Madeley Manor[1] |
| August 1871 | Renamed Madeley Road |
| 20 July 1931 | Closed[1] |
The Stoke to Market Drayton Line was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1870.[2] A station called simply Madeley was opened on the line in the same year. Within a few months; possibly to avoid confusion with the LNWR station that was, at least, on the edge of Madeley; the station was renamed Madeley Manor after the nearby, abandoned house of that name. By August 1871 the name had been changed yet again to Madeley Road.[1]
The station had no goods facilities and due to its rural location passenger use was low and in 1931 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway closed the station.[3] An indication of how little usage the station received is shown by the LMS estimate that only £92 per year was saved by closure of the station.[3]
The line through the station remained in use until the closure of Silverdale Colliery in 1998.
Present day
Madeley Road still has track in situ and is out of use.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keele Line closed, station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke to Market Drayton Line |
Pipe Gate Line closed, station closed |
References
- Notes
- Quick (2009), p. 263.
- Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 300.
- Jeuda (2010), p. 136.
- Sources
- Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (2010). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 1. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1899889-48-8.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 93-95. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
