Leigh railway station (Staffordshire)

For other stations with the same name, see Leigh railway station (disambiguation).

Leigh
General information
Location	Church Leigh, Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52°55′08″N1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°W / 52.9190; -1.9794
Grid reference	SK014357
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 August 1848	Opened [1]
7 December 1964	Closed to goods traffic [2]
7 November 1966	Closed to passengers [1]
Location

Leigh railway station was a railway station that served the village of Leigh in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England.

The railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848 ^[3] and a station to serve the village of Church Leigh was opened at the same time.

The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964. ^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cresswell Line open, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Bromshall Line open, station closed

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 244.
2. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 307.
3. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 299.

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.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN   9781908174932. OCLC   954271104.