Audlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.
Audlem | |
|---|---|
 The station's location (1990) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Audlem, Cheshire East England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 October 1863 | Station opened |
| 9 September 1963 | Station closed |
It served the village of Audlem in Cheshire, England until closure in 1963.[1] The station was immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
History
editThe station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October 1863,[2] although the line was operated by the Great Western Railway from its opening, and the N&MDR eventually amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1897.[3] The line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 9 September 1963.[2]
Route
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxbank Halt | Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway Great Western Railway |
Coole Pilate Halt | ||
References
edit- ^ "Audlem Village History website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 21
- ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 7. OCLC 55853736.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- By Great Western to Crewe, by Bob Yate, published by The Oakwood Press ISBN 0-85361-639-6
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 54-57. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
