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Stone railway station serves the town of Stone, Staffordshire, England. The station is located on a junction of the Colwich to Manchester spur of the West Coast Main Line, but has platforms only on the branch from Stafford to Stoke-on-Trent.
This station was opened for passengers along the Norton bridge platforms April 17, 1848 on the first line opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The platforms on the Colwich line (now removed) were opened to passengers May 1, 1849, also by the North Staffordshire Railway.
Since 2004 the station has had no rail services. Virgin Trains were reportedly going to reinstate Stone as a stop from June 2006 on the Birmingham to Manchester service [1], but this never materialised. London Midland confirmed in May 2008 that "there are plans to reintroduce services at Stone station towards the end of the year. Details have not been finalised yet but there will possibly be a hourly service to Stafford, Crewe, Lichfield Trent Valley, and London Euston from Stone station. Further information will be available nearer the time."
The station building has been redeveloped by Stone Town Council as a community centre.
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