Audlem railway station

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Audlem
Audlem station site geograph-3243718-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station's location (1990)
General information
Location Audlem, Cheshire East
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 October 1863Station opened
9 September 1963Station closed
Location
Audlem railway station

Audlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.

Contents

It served the village of Audlem in Cheshire, England until closure in 1963. [1] The station was immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

History

The station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October 1863, [2] although the line was operated by the Great Western Railway from its opening, and the N&MDR eventually amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1897. [3] The line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 9 September 1963. [2]

Route

Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Coxbank Halt   Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Great Western Railway
  Coole Pilate Halt

References

  1. ↑ "Audlem Village History website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995 , p. 21
  3. ↑ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 7. OCLC   55853736.

Further reading

52°58′59″N2°31′00″W / 52.98300°N 2.51680°W / 52.98300; -2.51680

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