Armitage railway station

Armitage
The site of the station in 2006
General information
Location	Armitage, Lichfield England
Coordinates	52°44′26″N1°52′11″W / 52.7406°N 1.8697°W / 52.7406; -1.8697
Grid reference	SK087159
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1847	Station opens
13 June 1960	Station closes
Location

Armitage railway station was a station on the Trent Valley Line, part of what is now known as the West Coast Main Line, and served the village of Armitage, Staffordshire, England.

History

The station was opened in 1847 by the London and North Western Railway, and was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1960.

The site today

The line through the station, which was located between the present stations at Lichfield and Rugeley is still part of the now electrified WCML.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lichfield Trent Valley		London Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Western Railway		Rugeley Trent Valley

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• Station on navigable O.S. map