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General information | |
Location | Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
Coordinates | 53°09′33″N2°05′51″W / 53.1593°N 2.0974°W Coordinates: 53°09′33″N2°05′51″W / 53.1593°N 2.0974°W |
Grid reference | SJ935624 |
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 September 1849 | Opened [1] |
7 November 1960 | Closed to passengers [1] |
15 June 1964 | Closed to freight |
Rushton Spencer railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849 as part of the Churnet Valley line. [2]
It remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North Rode – Leek) in 1960. [3] Freight services lasted until 1964 when they too were withdrawn [3] and the track lifted. Today the trackbed forms part of the Staffordshire Way.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Bosley Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line | Cliffe Park Line and station closed |
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