Brampton Halt railway station

This article is about the former railway station in Newcastle-under-Lyme. For other uses, see Brampton railway station.

Brampton Halt
Brampton Halt looking towards Newcastle-Under-Lyme railway station, now in use as Brampton Sidings Industrial Estate.
General information
Location	Wolstanton and Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme England
Coordinates	53°00′56″N2°13′35″W / 53.0156°N 2.2264°W / 53.0156; -2.2264
Grid reference	SJ849465
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	North Staffordshire Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905	Opened
2 April 1923	Closed
Location

Brampton Halt railway station was a railway station served both the village of Wolstanton and town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 but was short-lived, closing in April 1923, just prior to the amalgamation of the NSR into the London, Midland & Scottish Railway. ^[1]

Present day

It is now realigned for road usage and the former site is now lost under Brampton Sidings Industrial Estate.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Liverpool Road Halt Line closed, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line		Newcastle-under-Lyme Line closed, station closed

References

1. Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.

Links to pictures

Pictures of Level Crossing near to the former station