Cresswell railway station
Former railway station in England
Cresswell railway station was a railway station located on the Stoke-Derby line at Cresswell, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and closed in 1966.[2]
The station was located near the Izaak Walton pub and had a substantial building and a small goods yard. It became the junction station for the Cheadle Branch Line in 1892.[2] When the latter closed to passengers, the sidings remained in occasional use for another 20 years, mainly sand traffic from Cheadle.[3]
The level crossing was converted to automatic barrier operation in 1989, whereupon the signal box was demolished and the junction was lifted.[4]
There is no trace of the station today.[3]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway | Leigh Line open, station closed | ||
| Terminus | North Staffordshire Railway Cheadle Branch Line | Tean Line and station closed |
References
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ a b Baker, Allan C. (1979). The Cheadle Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-248-X.
- ^ a b Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
- ^ "Railways in Draycott". Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 46-51. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.
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