Rushton railway station

For the station serving Rushton in Northamptonshire, see Glendon and Rushton railway station.

Rushton
The former Rushton station in 2012 (now a private residence)
General information
Location	Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England
Coordinates	53°09′33″N2°05′51″W / 53.1593°N 2.0974°W / 53.1593; -2.0974
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 (1849-09-01)	Opened [1]
7 November 1960	Closed to passengers [1]
15 June 1964	Closed to freight
Location

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It remained open until passenger services were withdrawn from the northern end of the Churnet valley line (North Rode – Leek) in 1960. ^[3] Freight services lasted until 1964 when they too were withdrawn ^[3] and the track lifted.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.

Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bosley Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line		Cliffe Park Line and station closed

Notes

1. Quick 2009, p. 337.
2. Jeuda 1999, p. 55.
3. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.

References

• 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   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.

External links

• Media related to Rushton railway station at Wikimedia Commons