Sudbury railway station (Staffordshire)

Sudbury
Sudbury
General information
Location	East Staffordshire
Platforms	2
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping	North Staffordshire
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 September 1848	Opened
7th November 1966	Closed

Sudbury railway station was a railway station serving Sudbury, Derbyshire although the station was located in Staffordshire, near to Draycott in the Clay.

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and in 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway on the route between Stafford and Grantham.

The platforms today have been removed but the railway cottages and signal box are still in use, Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the former station.

References

^ ^a ^b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Marchington Line open, station Closed		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Scropton Line open, station closed

[Quick-1] Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

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