Burslem railway station was a station on the Potteries Loop Line that served the town of Burslem, Staffordshire. It was located on Moorland Road, adjacent to Burslem Park.[3] It should have opened with the extension of the Potteries Loop Line from Hanley on 1 November 1873 but the Board of Trade inspector was not satisfied so there was a delay of a month before opening.[1]
Burslem | |
|---|---|
 The station in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Burslem, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England |
| Coordinates | 53°02′48″N 2°11′33″W / 53.0467°N 2.1926°W |
| Grid reference | SJ872499 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1873 | Opened[1] |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 9 October 1961 | Closed to goods[2] |
The station closed in 1964 when the Loop Line closed. Most traces of the station have been removed although the old stationmaster's house, known as Station House, is still occupied on a site between the old line and Burslem Park on Moorland Road. The site of the station, sidings etc., is now part of a Greenway for walkers and cyclists running along part of the route of the old Loop Line which has been landscaped.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Hartless, Adrian (April 2019). "3.Eturia to Congleton". Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781910356296.
XXVII.There was a small goods station which closed from 9th October 1961.
- ^ "49 fabulous pictures showing the slums of Stoke-on-Trent in the 1960s - including Hanley and Burslem". Stoke Sentinel. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
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