Leigh railway station (Staffordshire)

Leigh railway station was a railway station in Staffordshire, England.

Leigh
LocationUttoxeter, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52.9190°N 1.9794°W / 52.9190; -1.9794
Grid referenceSK014357
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 August 1848Opened[1]
7 December 1964Closed to goods traffic[2]
7 November 1966Closed to passengers[1]

The railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848[3] and a station to serve the village of Church Leigh was opened at the same time.

The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cresswell
Line open, station closed
  North Staffordshire Railway
Crewe to Derby Line
  Bromshall
Line open, station closed

References

Notes
Sources
  • Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121- 4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.


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