Rudyard railway station
Rudyard | |
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General information | |
Location | Rudyard, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
Coordinates | 53°07′05″N 2°04′04″W / 53.1180°N 2.0678°W |
Grid reference | SJ955579 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
22 July 1850 | Opened[1] |
1 April 1926 | Name changed from Rudyard to Rudyard Lake[1] |
7 November 1960 | Closed to passengers[1] |
15 June 1964 | Closed to freight |
Rudyard railway station served Rudyard, Staffordshire and was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1850 on the Churnet Valley line.[2] In the village the NSR also owned the Rudyard Hotel as part of the company's efforts to develop Rudyard Lake and its environs as a tourist destination.
In 1926 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway renamed the station Rudyard Lake and at the same time Rudyard Lake station at the north end of the lake was renamed Cliffe Park.[3]
As Rudyard Lake station, it remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North Rode – Leek) in 1960.[4] Freight services lasted until 1964 when they too were withdrawn and the track lifted.[4]
Subsequent use
In 1978 a
A further 10.25 inches (26.0 cm)
The original up side standard gauge platform and retaining walls and flower beds are still visible. The Platform 2 cafe now uses this area for its seating and the original waiting shelter foundations for its buildings.
Route
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Cliffe Park Line and station closed |
Churnet Valley Line
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Leek Line and station closed |
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 336.
- ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 62.
- ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 65.
- ^ a b Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
- Sources
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: OCLC 612226077.