Cliffe Park railway station

Cliffe Park

Site of the station in 1986
Location
Place Rudyard, Staffordshire
Area Staffordshire Moorlands
Grid reference SJ940609
Operations
Pre-grouping North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
1 May 1905 (1905-05-01) Opened as Rudyard Lake[1]
1 April 1926 Name changed to Cliffe Park[1]
28 September 1936 Renamed Cliffe Park Halt[1]
7 November 1960 Closed[1]
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Cliffe Park railway station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 on the Churnet Valley line to attract visitors to Rudyard Lake (actually a reservoir), which the NSR were trying to develop as a leisure and tourist attraction including a golf course.[2] The station was originally named Rudyard Lake and was at the northern end of the lake. There were no settlements nearby and consequently the station had no goods facilities. There was one siding but this was used more for stabling excursion trains rather than freight vehicles.[2]

In 1926 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway renamed the station Cliffe Park and at the same time Rudyard, the next station to the south, was renamed Rudyard Lake. Cliffe Park was the name of the hall that had previously been the clubhouse of the golf course and stood on the opposite side of the lake from the station.

The station remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North RodeLeek) in 1960.[3]

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Rushton   North Staffordshire Railway
Churnet Valley Line
  Rudyard

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Coordinates: 53°08′44″N 2°05′24″W / 53.14562°N 2.09007°W / 53.14562; -2.09007

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