Etruria railway station

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Etruria
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Etruria station in August 1995
General information
Location Etruria, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates 53°01′08″N2°12′05″W / 53.0189°N 2.2014°W / 53.0189; -2.2014
Grid reference SJ865469
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Key dates
9 October 1848 (1848-10-09)Opened [1]
30 September 2005Closed [1]
Passengers
2002/03Increase2.svg 6,566
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway
Line open, station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
Sandbach to Stoke Line
Line and station closed
North Staffordshire Railway

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References

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