Kidsgrove Liverpool Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, Newcastle-Under-Lyme England |
| Coordinates | 53°05′21″N 2°14′42″W / 53.0891°N 2.2450°W |
| Grid reference | SJ836546 |
| Line(s) | Potteries Loop Line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | |
| Key dates | |
| 15 November 1875 | Opened as Kidsgrove[1] |
| 2 October 1944 | Renamed to Kidsgrove Liverpool Road[1] |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed[1] |
Kidsgrove Liverpool Road railway station was the northernmost station on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. It was opened as Kidsgrove in 1875, but renamed in 1944 when the nearby Harecastle station became Kidsgrove railway station.[2]
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Supermarket on the site of the former station (2014)
The site of the station is now occupied by a Tesco supermarket.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (2006). Lost Railways of Staffordshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-992-2.
- ↑ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
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