Leigh railway station (Staffordshire)
Leigh | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Church Leigh, Staffordshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°55′08″N 1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK014357 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 7 August 1848 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 7 December 1964 | Closed to goods traffic[2] | ||||
| 7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers[1] | ||||
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Leigh railway station was a railway station that served the village of Leigh in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England.
The railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848[3] and a station to serve the village of Church Leigh was opened at the same time.
The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresswell Line open, station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line |
Bromshall Line open, station closed | ||
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 244.
- ^ a b Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 307.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 299.
- 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.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.
