Knutton Halt railway station

Knutton Halt
Site of Knutton Halt station
General information
Location	Knutton Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme 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]
Location

Knutton Halt railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Knutton 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.