Brampton Halt railway station

This article is about the former railway station in Newcastle-under-Lyme. For other uses, see Brampton railway station.

Brampton Halt
Brampton Halt looking towards Newcastle-Under-Lyme railway station, now in use as Brampton Sidings Industrial Estate.
General information
LocationWolstanton and Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
England
Coordinates53°00′56″N 2°13′35″W / 53.0156°N 2.2264°W / 53.0156; -2.2264
Grid referenceSJ849465
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingNorth Staffordshire Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905Opened
2 April 1923Closed
Location

Brampton Halt railway station was a railway station served both the village of Wolstanton and town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 but was short-lived, closing in April 1923, just prior to the amalgamation of the NSR into the London, Midland & Scottish Railway.[1]

Present day

It is now realigned for road usage and the former site is now lost under Brampton Sidings Industrial Estate.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Liverpool Road Halt
Line closed, station closed 		  North Staffordshire Railway
Stoke-Market Drayton Line 		  Newcastle-under-Lyme
Line closed, station closed

References

  1. ^ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.

Pictures of Level Crossing near to the former station

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