Kidsgrove Liverpool Road railway station

Kidsgrove Liverpool Road
Kidsgrove Liverpool Road
Location	Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, Newcastle-Under-Lyme ; England
Coordinates	53°05′21″N2°14′42″W / 53.0891°N 2.2450°W Coordinates: 53°05′21″N2°14′42″W / 53.0891°N 2.2450°W
Grid reference	SJ836546
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
15 November 1875	Opened as Kidsgrove
2 October 1944	Renamed to Kidsgrove Liverpool Road
2 March 1964	Closed

Last updated December 10, 2020

Kidsgrove Liverpool Road railway station was the northernmost station on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. It was opened as Kidsgrove in 1875, but renamed in 1944 when the nearby Harecastle station became Kidsgrove railway station.^[2]

The site of the station is now occupied by a Tesco supermarket.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
↑ Oppitz, Leslie (2006). Lost Railways of Staffordshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-992-2.
↑ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Mow Cop and Scholar Green Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Potteries Loop Line		Market Street Halt Line and station closed

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[Quick-1] 1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

[Oppitz-2] Oppitz, Leslie (2006). Lost Railways of Staffordshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-992-2.

[Ballantyne-3] Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.

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