Crown Street Halt railway station

Crown Street Halt
Crown Street Halt
	Signal post still in situ near Crown Street Halt, the Silverdale Church can be seen behind it.
General information
Location	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire; England
Coordinates	53°01′01″N2°15′57″W / 53.0169°N 2.2658°W
Grid reference	SJ822466
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905	Opened
7 June 1949	Closed

Last updated January 19, 2024

Crown Street Halt railway station (also known as Silverdale (Crown Street) Halt) is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.

Situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) Stoke to Market Drayton Line, this halt was opened in 1905 when the NSR introduced a railmotor service between Silverdale and Trentham as a response to competition from tram companies.^[2] Situated closer to Silverdale town centre than Silverdale station, the station remained open until 1949.^[3]

Present day

Nothing remains of the halt site, but a signal post is still in situ and some old fencing and the halt site is now a greenway and park.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Silverdale Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line		Knutton Halt Line and station closed

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References

Notes

Sources

Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

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[FOOTNOTEQuick2009353-1] 1 2 Quick (2009), p. 353.

[FOOTNOTEChristiansenMiller1971114-2] Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 114.

[FOOTNOTEChristiansenMiller1971306-3] Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.

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