Cresswell railway station

This article is about the former railway station in Staffordshire. For the railway station in Derbyshire, see Creswell railway station.
Cresswell

Level crossing at the site of the former station
Location
Place Cresswell, Staffordshire
Area Staffordshire Moorlands
Grid reference SJ975394
Operations
Pre-grouping North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
7 August 1848 Opened[1]
7 November 1966 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal
site of Cresswell station in 1983

Cresswell railway station was a railway station located on the Stoke-Derby line at Cresswell, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and closed in 1966.[2]

The station was located near the Izaak Walton pub and had a substantial building and a small goods yard. It became the junction station for the Cheadle Branch Line in 1892.[2] When the latter closed to passengers, the sidings remained in occasional use for another 20 years, mainly sand traffic from Cheadle.[3]

The level crossing was converted to automatic barrier operation in 1989, whereupon the signal box was demolished and the junction was lifted.[4]

There is no trace of the station today.[3]

Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway
Line open, station closed
TerminusNorth Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1 2 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 137. ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. 1 2 Baker, Allan C. (1979). The Cheadle Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-248-X.
  3. 1 2 Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
  4. ↑ "Railways in Draycott". Archived from the original on 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

Coordinates: 52°57′03″N 2°02′13″W / 52.95089°N 2.03705°W / 52.95089; -2.03705


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