North Rode | |
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General information | |
Location | Bosley, Cheshire, Cheshire East England |
Coordinates | 53°11′55″N2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W |
Grid reference | SJ900668 |
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 | |
18 June 1849 | Opened [1] [2] |
7 May 1962 | Closed to all traffic [1] |
North Rode railway station originally North Rode junction [3] served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) on 18 June 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield. [4]
The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely, [5] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960. [6]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Macclesfield Central Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Macclesfield | Congleton Line and station open | ||
Macclesfield Central Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line | Bosley Line and station closed |
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