Hanley railway station
| Hanley | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Hanley, Staffordshire |
| Area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Grid reference | SJ879476 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 13 July 1864 | Opened[1] |
| 1 November 1873 | Relocated to Trinity Street[1] |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 1 August 1966 | Closed to goods traffic |
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Hanley railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway as part of the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Hanley, Staffordshire, England.
The original station opened along with the first section of the Loop in 1864, but when the latter reached Burslem in 1873, a new station was built on a sharp curve (8 chains radius) in a cutting below Trinity Street.[2] The old station remained in use for goods traffic.
No trace of the station remains today; the cutting is filled in and is the site of a car park.[3] The former station is now covered by the car park of the grand hotel
References
- 1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ↑ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- ↑ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line open, station closed |
Coordinates: 53°01′33″N 2°10′50″W / 53.0257°N 2.1805°W
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