Consall railway station

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The original Consall station

The re-opened station at Consall

Consall station is a passenger station on the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire, Great Britain.

[edit] History

Consall station, situated on the Churnet valley line (opened July 13, 1849) of the North Staffordshire Railway, was opened to both passengers and goods on March 3, 1902.

The station was a quiet country station serving the needs of workers involved in the forge and nearby lime kilns. It was however, opened mainly for the small, nearby village.

As with many stations in the 1960s, passenger numbers decreased to such an extent that the station was closed to both passengers and goods in 1965.

[edit] Re-opening, and the Churnet Valley Railway

During the 1970s a railway preservation base was setup at nearby Cheddleton station. This was later to become the base of the Churnet Valley Railway. The CVR had been slowly progressing in preserving the line when in the late 1990s they had reached the station site. The down platform was still in existence but without any platform edging stones. These were replaced and this platform opened for passengers July 11, 1998. Construction later began on the replica station buildings which opened on March 3, 2002. To finish, the wooden up platform was reconstructed so that the original 1902 shelter could be put back into use. This platform was opened on April 22, 2005.