Alsager Road railway station

Alsager Road railway station was a station on the North Staffordshire Railway, which operated in the West Midlands county of Staffordshire, in England. The station was located on the outskirts of Alsager.

Alsager Road
LocationAlsager, Cheshire East
England
Coordinates53.0932°N 2.2904°W / 53.0932; -2.2904
Grid referenceSJ806551
Platforms?
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1889Station opens as Talke and Alsager Road
1 November 1902Station renamed Alsager Road
27 April 1931Station closes

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway, then joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed it eight years later.

The site today

Today the site is sheltered by a row of trees, on the edge of a small industrial area, near the Crewe to Derby Line. It lies to the south east of Alsager railway station.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kidsgrove   London Midland and Scottish Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
  Audley

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 92. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.


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