Leigh (Staffordshire) railway station
For other stations with the same name, see Leigh railway station (disambiguation).
| Leigh | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Uttoxeter |
| Area | Staffordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°55′08″N 1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°WCoordinates: 52°55′08″N 1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°W |
| Grid reference | SK014357 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 7 August 1848 | Opened[1] |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed to goods traffic[2] |
| 7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Leigh railway station was a railway station in 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The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964.[2]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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quick (2009), p. 244.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5. OCLC 612226077.