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Crown Street Halt railway station

Coordinates: 53°01′01″N 2°15′57″W / 53.0169°N 2.2658°W / 53.0169; -2.2658
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Crown Street Halt
Signal post still in situ near Crown Street Halt, the Silverdale Church can be seen behind it.
General information
LocationNewcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates53°01′01″N 2°15′57″W / 53.0169°N 2.2658°W / 53.0169; -2.2658
Grid referenceSJ822466
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905Opened[1]
7 June 1949Closed[1]

Crown Street Halt railway station (also known as Silverdale (Crown Street) Halt) is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.

Situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) Stoke to Market Drayton Line, this halt was opened in 1905 when the NSR introduced a railmotor service between Silverdale and Trentham as a response to competition from tram companies.[2] Situated closer to Silverdale town centre than Silverdale station, the station remained open until 1949.[3]

Present day

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Nothing remains of the halt site, but a signal post is still in situ and some old fencing and the halt site is now a greenway and park.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Silverdale
Line and station closed
  North Staffordshire Railway
Stoke-Market Drayton Line
  Knutton Halt
Line and station closed

References

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Notes
Sources
  • Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  • 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.