Fenton railway station

Not to be confused with Feniton railway station.

Fenton
General information
Location	Fenton, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England
Coordinates	52°59′42″N2°09′45″W / 52.9949°N 2.1626°W / 52.9949; -2.1626
Grid reference	SJ892441
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
1 August 1864	Opened [1]
6 February 1961	Closed [1]
Location

Fenton railway station opened in 1864 on the North Staffordshire Railway line to Derby. It closed in 1961. ^[2] It was in Heron Cross and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton Manor.

The buildings and platforms have been demolished although the site itself is still identifiable, occupied by a communications mast. ^[3]

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Stoke-on-Trent Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Longton Line and station open

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 172. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.
2. Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.
3. Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1-85895-204-2.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 63-65. ISBN   9781908174932. OCLC   954271104.