Silverdale railway station (Staffordshire)
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Silverdale | |
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![]() The site of Silverdale station and the former Silverdale Colliery, now the end of the greenway from Newcastle-Under-Lyme. The platforms are all that remain in situ. | |
General information | |
Location | Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°01′02″N 2°16′33″W / 53.0172°N 2.2757°WCoordinates: 53°01′02″N 2°16′33″W / 53.0172°N 2.2757°W |
Grid reference | SJ816467 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
May 1863 | Opened |
2 March 1964 | Closed to passengers |
1998 | Closure of Silverdale Colliery and to all stone traffic. |
Silverdale railway station was a railway station that served the village of Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1863 and closed to passengers in 1964.[1]
In its later years, the station was used by staff operating trains to and from the adjacent colliery. For this purpose, a large rail loader was built.[2]
Present day
Today, only the restored platforms are still in place. The station building has been rebuilt at the Apedale Heritage Centre.[2]
On 21 August 2009, work on Silverdale station platforms was observed with brickwork being repaired or repointed and they have now been restored as part of a railway footpath to Newcastle-U-Lyme.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Keele Line closed, station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line |
Crown Street Halt Line closed, station closed |
References
- ^ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- ^ a b Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 77-86. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
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