Trentham (Staffordshire) railway station

This article is about a railway station in Staffordshire, England. For others, see Trentham railway station.
Trentham
Location
Place Trentham, Staffordshire
Area Stoke-on-Trent
Grid reference SJ883411
Operations
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland region)
Platforms 3
History
17 April 1848 Opened[1]
28 March 1910 Trentham Junction platform opened[1]
1 October 1957 Trentham Junction platform closed[1]
2 March 1964 Closed [1]
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Trentham railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) as part of the main line south from Stoke towards Stafford and served the village of Trentham, Staffordshire, England.

The original station opened along with the first section of the Stafford to Manchester Line in 1848. As the station was the closest to Trentham Hall, at the time the principal residence of the Dukes of Sutherland, new station buildings were constructed in 1851 to a design by Charles Barry.[2][3]

Trentham Junction

In 1910 the NSR opened the Trentham Park branch to serve Trentham Gardens (recently donated to the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent by the 4th Duke of Sutherland).[4] This new line joined the main line slightly to the north of Trentham station and, to enable passengers travelling to/from stations south of Trentham to exchange to the branch, a new single platform station called Trentham Junction was opened. Reached from Trentham station by a short walk, Trentham Junction was always operated as part of Trentham station and never featured separately in public timetables.[1]

Closure

The Trentham Branch line closed to regular passenger traffic in 1927 but continued in use for excursion traffic until 1957. The branch and the Trentham Junction platform finally closed on 1 October 1957.[1] The main Trentham station closed in 1964.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. Dow, George (1970). North Staffordshire Album. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 46. ISBN 0-7110-0128-6.
  3. Jeuda, Basil (2010). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days 1. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-1899889-48-8.
  4. Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 114. ISBN 0-7153-5121- 4.


Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Line open, station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station open but station not rail served
TerminusNorth Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 52°58′05″N 2°10′26″W / 52.968°N 2.174°W / 52.968; -2.174

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