Biddulph railway station
Biddulph | |||||
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1797404.jpg) Biddulph station in 1962 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°07′17″N 2°10′49″W / 53.1214°N 2.1802°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ881583 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 June 1864 | Opened as Gillow Heath | ||||
| 1 May 1897 | Renamed Biddulph | ||||
| 11 July 1927 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 5 October 1964 | Closed to all traffic | ||||
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Biddulph railway station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1864; it served the town of Biddulph, in Staffordshire, England, until its closure in 1964.
History
Originally named Gillow Heath, the station was renamed Biddulph on 1 May 1897.[1] It was a stop on the Biddulph Valley line that ran from a junction just north of Congleton on the Stoke-on-Trent – Macclesfield line to a junction south of Stoke-on-Trent station.
Passenger traffic was withdrawn from the station on 11 July 1927,[2] but freight traffic continued until 5 October 1964.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
The site today
Parts of the station platform are extant and one of the original buildings is now a private residence. The trackbed now forms the Biddulph Valley Way.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 256. ISBN 0-7153-5121- 4.
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (1988). Clinker's Register of closed passenger stations and good depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Weston-super-Mare: Avon-Anglia. p. 12. ISBN 0-905466-91-8.
