Newchapel and Goldenhill railway station

Newchapel & Goldenhill
Newchapel & Goldenhill
	The site of the station closed in 2018
General information
Location	Newchapel / Goldenhill, Staffordshire, Newcastle-Under-Lyme ; England
Coordinates	53°04′49″N2°12′29″W / 53.0804°N 2.2081°W
Grid reference	SJ861537
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
1 October 1874	Opened
2 March 1964	Closed

Last updated March 01, 2024

Newchapel and Goldenhill railway station was a station on the Potteries Loop Line located between the villages of Newchapel and Goldenhill in Staffordshire, England, in what is now Packmoor.^[2]

Opened in 1874 the station was known simply as Goldenhill (sometimes referred to as Golden Hill) until November 1912 when it was renamed Newchapel and Goldenhill.^[1]

The station closed to passengers in 1964 along with the rest of the Loop. The trackbed is now a walkway but part of the platform edging is still in existence.^[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 & Canal Historical Society. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
↑ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. David & Charles. p. 124. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
↑ 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
Market Street Halt Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Potteries Loop Line		Pitts Hill 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 & Canal Historical Society. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

[Christiansen-2] Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. David & Charles. p. 124. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.

[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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