Kidsgrove railway station
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| Kidsgrove | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Kidsgrove | ||
| Local authority | Newcastle-under-Lyme | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | KDG | ||
| Managed by | Central Trains (untill November 2007) | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 30,850 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1848 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kidsgrove (source) | |||
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Kidsgrove railway station serves the town of Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, England.
The present station was opened October 9, 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway as Harecastle. In British Rail days it was know as Kidsgrove Central when the town had three stations, the other two were Kidsgrove Liverpool Rd and Market Street Halt on the old North Staffordshire Railway "Loop Line" (All 3 stations were opened by the North Staffordshire Railway). It is situated on the Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line just south of the junction where the line from Stoke-on-Trent divides for Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly station.
It is just north of the Harecastle Tunnels on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Kidsgrove railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Kidsgrove railway station from Multimap.com
- Map and aerial photo of Kidsgrove railway station from Multimap.com
- Other map and aerial photo sources
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longport | Central Trains Crewe to Derby Line |
Alsager | ||
| Longport | Northern Rail Stafford to Manchester Line |
Congleton | ||
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