Silverdale railway station (Staffordshire)
Silverdale | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Owned by | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Managed by | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| May 1863 | Opened |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| 9 January 1967 | Closed to goods |
Silverdale railway station was a railway station that served the village of Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1863 and closed to passengers in 1964.[1]
In its later years, the station was used by staff operating trains to and from the adjacent colliery. For this purpose, a large rail loader was built.[2]
Today, only the restored platforms are still in place. The station building has been rebuilt at the Apedale Heritage Centre.[2]
On 21 August 2009, work on Silverdale station platforms was observed with brickwork being repaired or repointed and they have now been restored as part of a railway footpath to Newcastle-U-Lyme.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keele | North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line |
Crown Street Halt |
References
- ^ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- ^ a b Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.