Hanley railway station
Hanley railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway as part of the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Hanley, Staffordshire, England.
Hanley | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hanley, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England |
| Coordinates | 53.0257°N 2.1805°W |
| Grid reference | SJ879476 |
| 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 | |
| 13 July 1864 | Opened[1] |
| 1 November 1873 | Relocated to Trinity Street[1] |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 1 August 1966 | Closed to goods traffic |
The original station opened along with the first section of the Loop in 1864, but when the latter reached Burslem in 1873, a new station was built on a sharp curve (8 chains radius) in a cutting below Trinity Street.[2] The old station remained in use for goods traffic.
No trace of the station remains today; the cutting is filled in and is the site of the car park of the former Grand Hotel (Now Quality Hotel).[3]
References
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line open, station closed |
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