Knutton Halt railway station

Knutton Halt
General information
Location	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire England
Coordinates	53°01′00″N2°14′42″W / 53.0167°N 2.245°W / 53.0167; -2.245
Grid reference	SJ836466
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905	Opened [1]
20 September 1926	Closed [1]

Knutton Halt railway station 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 between Knutton village and Knutton Forge, the station was not much used and was an early closure under London, Midland and Scottish railway ownership, closing in September 1926. ^[3]

Present day

No traces of the halt site remain, but the former trackbed is now a greenway.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Crown Street Halt Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line		Liverpool Road Halt Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 238.
2. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 114.
3. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.

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.