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Rushton railway station

Coordinates: 53°09′33″N 2°05′51″W / 53.1593°N 2.0974°W / 53.1593; -2.0974
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Rushton
The former Rushton station in 2012 (now a private residence)
General information
LocationRushton Spencer, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates53°09′33″N 2°05′51″W / 53.1593°N 2.0974°W / 53.1593; -2.0974
Grid referenceSJ935624
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1849 (1849-09-01)Opened[1]
7 November 1960Closed to passengers[1]
15 June 1964Closed to freight

Rushton Spencer railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849 as part of the Churnet Valley line.[2]

It remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North RodeLeek) in 1960.[3] Freight services lasted until 1964 when they too were withdrawn[3] and the track lifted. Today the trackbed forms part of the Staffordshire Way.

Route

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bosley
Line and station closed
  North Staffordshire Railway
Churnet Valley Line
  Cliffe Park
Line and station closed

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 337.
  2. ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 55.
  3. ^ a b Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.

References

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  • Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  • Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1-899889-05-1.
  • 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.