Marchington railway station

Marchington
The station in 2004.
General information
Location	Marchington, East Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52°52′45″N1°48′08″W / 52.8792°N 1.8021°W / 52.8792; -1.8021
Grid reference	SK134313
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
February 1854 (1854-02)	Opened [1]
15 September 1958	Closed [1]
Location

Marchington railway station was a railway station in Marchington, Staffordshire which opened in 1854 and closed in 1958. It was on the Crewe to Derby Line.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The opening date is unsure but the first record of the station in Bradshaw's is in February 1854. ^[1] From 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway services on the route between Stafford and Grantham.

The station was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1958.

The platforms are still in place today^{[ when? ]}, although overgrown, and the station master's cottage is now a private residence. Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the station.

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 266. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 27. ISBN   9781908174932. OCLC   954271104.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Uttoxeter Line open, station Open		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Sudbury Line open, station closed