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°W / 52.9190; -1.9794Coordinates: 52°55′08″N 1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°W / 52.9190; -1.9794
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]
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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The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964.[2]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

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