Consall railway station
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Consall | |
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Station on London, Midland & Scottish Railway | |
Key dates | |
3 March 1902 | Opened[1] |
4 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
11 July 1998 | Re-opened (preservation) |
Consall railway station is a former passenger
History
Consall station, situated on the
Re-opening, and the Churnet Valley Railway
During the 1970s a
The down (western) platform was still in existence but without any platform edging stones. These were replaced and this platform opened for passengers 11 July 1998. Construction later began on the replica station buildings which opened on 3 March 2002.
The second track running through the station, which had served as a run-round loop, was made redundant when the line was extended to
To finish, the wooden up (eastern) platform was reconstructed so that the original 1902 shelter could be put back into use and so passing trains had a platform to call in the up direction.
This platform was opened on 22 April 2005 and now the station is relatively complete and is the nerve centre of train operations on peak days due to the new passing loop and signal box.
Notes
- ^ OCLC 612226077.
External links
Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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Cheddleton | Churnet Valley Railway | Kingsley and Froghall |