North Rode railway station

North Rode
Site of the station (2016)
General information
Location	Bosley, Cheshire East England
Coordinates	53°11′55″N2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W / 53.1987; -2.1504
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 (1849-06-18)	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, in Cheshire, England.

History

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 sited some distance from the village and traffic was sparse; however, it remained open until 1962 when it closed completely, ^[5] although passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek had been withdrawn in 1960. ^[6]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
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

The site today

Trains continue to pass through the station site. There is now very little evidence of a once busy railway station, other than the remains of a milk churn chute on the steep western embankment. ^[7]

References

Citations

1. Quick 2009, p. 294.
2. Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN   1899889019.
3. Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 102. ISBN   1-85895-232-8.
4. Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
5. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
6. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
7. "The railway at North Rode". Northrodepc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.
• Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN   978-1-899889-05-1.
• 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.