Audley and Bignall End railway station

Audley and Bignall End
Site of the station and railway line in 2023
General information
Location	Audley and Bignall End, Staffordshire England
Coordinates	53°03′23″N2°17′02″W / 53.0563°N 2.2838°W / 53.0563; -2.2838
Grid reference	SJ810510
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 June 1880	Station opens as Audley
9 June 1923	Station renamed Audley and Bignall End
27 April 1931	Station closes
Location

Audley and Bignall End railway station was a railway station that served both the villages of Audley and Bignall End in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway, then joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed it eight years later.

The site today

The site of the goods shed and part of the trackbed has been redeveloped for housing and as a footpath near the site of the old station.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Halmerend		North Staffordshire Railway		Alsager Road

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.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 91. ISBN   9781908174673. OCLC   913791564.

External links

• Station on navigable O.S. map