Blythe Bridge railway station

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12 mile (0.80 km) south of Caverswall Road railway station, the current southern terminus of the Foxfield Railway.

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References

  1. 1 2 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 91. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.>
  2. "Minute No. 6232". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1907. (Unpublished).
  3. "Impact: Station Improvements coming soon" (PDF). East Midlands Trains. September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Table 50 National Rail timetable, May 2022

Further reading

Blythe Bridge
National Rail logo.svg
EMR Class 170 at Blythe Bridge.jpg
An East Midlands Railway Class 170 DMU arriving at Blythe Bridge railway station in December 2020
General information
Location Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Grid reference SJ956411
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBYB
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 August 1848Opened as "Blyth Bridge" [1]
1907Renamed "Blythe Bridge" [2]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 91,610

52°58′05″N2°04′01″W / 52.968°N 2.067°W / 52.968; -2.067