Cresswell railway station

Cresswell
Cresswell
	Level crossing at the site of the former station
General information
Location	Cresswell, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands ; England
Coordinates	52°57′03″N2°02′13″W / 52.9508°N 2.0370°W
Grid reference	SJ975394
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway ; London Midland Region of British Railways ;
Key dates
7 August 1848	Opened
7 November 1966	Closed

Last updated June 11, 2023

Cresswell railway station was a railway station located on the Stoke-Derby line at Cresswell, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and closed in 1966.^[2]

The station was located near the Izaak Walton pub and had a substantial building and a small goods yard. It became the junction station for the Cheadle Branch Line in 1892.^[2] When the latter closed to passengers, the sidings remained in occasional use for another 20 years, mainly sand traffic from Cheadle.^[3]

The level crossing was converted to automatic barrier operation in 1989, whereupon the signal box was demolished and the junction was lifted.^[4]

There is no trace of the station today.^[3]

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Blythe Bridge Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Leigh Line open, station closed
Terminus		North Staffordshire Railway Cheadle Branch Line		Tean Line and station closed

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References

1 2 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
1 2 Baker, Allan C. (1979). The Cheadle Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-248-X.
1 2 Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
↑ "Railways in Draycott". Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2009.

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