Rushton railway station

Rushton Spencer railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849 as part of the Churnet Valley line.[2]

Rushton
The former Rushton station in 2012 (now a private residence)
LocationRushton Spencer, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates53.1593°N 2.0974°W / 53.1593; -2.0974
Grid referenceSJ935624
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1849 (1849-09-01)Opened[1]
7 November 1960Closed to passengers[1]
15 June 1964Closed to freight

It remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North RodeLeek) in 1960.[3] Freight services lasted until 1964 when they too were withdrawn[3] and the track lifted. Today the trackbed forms part of the Staffordshire Way.

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bosley   North Staffordshire Railway
Churnet Valley Line
  Cliffe Park

Notes

  1. Quick 2009, p. 337.
  2. Jeuda 1999, p. 55.
  3. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.

References

  • 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)
  • Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1-899889-05-1.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.


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