Radway Green & Barthomley railway station was a railway station in Cheshire, England, from 1848 to 1966. It was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and served the villages of Barthomley, Oakhanger and Radway Green. Located on the NSR line between Crewe and Kidsgrove it was the first station on the route from Crewe.
Radway Green & Barthomley | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Radway Green, Cheshire England |
| Grid reference | SJ776543 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region) |
| Key dates | |
| 9 October 1848 | Opened as Radway Green[1] |
| 1909–1910 | renamed Radway Green & Barthomley[1] |
| 6 July 1964 | Closed to Goods[2] |
| 7 November 1966 | Closed to Passengers[1] |
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During the Second World War the station was the terminating point for many trains transporting workers to and from the nearby ROF Radway Green. This situation continued until a new station, Millway was built at the factory in 1942.[3]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 325.
- ^ Hartless, Adrian (April 2019). "1.Leek-Stoke-Crewe". Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781910356296.
XVIX.The limited goods facilities closed on 6th July 1964
- ^ Jeuda (2012), p. 28.
Sources
edit- Jeuda, Basil (2012). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 2. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1899889-65-5.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
53°05′08″N 2°20′07″W / 53.085507°N 2.335375°W
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