Stone railway station

Stone
General information
Location	Stone, Stafford England
Coordinates	52°54′29″N2°09′18″W / 52.908°N 2.155°W / 52.908; -2.155
Grid reference	SJ896345
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SNE
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 April 1848	First station opened as Stone
1 May 1849	Station relocated
January 1888	Renamed Stone Junction
?	Renamed Stone
1947	Colwich platforms closed
24 May 2004	Services withdrawn
15 December 2008	Services reinstated
Passengers
2019/20	0.184 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stoke-on-Trent towards Crewe		London Northwestern Railway Stafford–Crewe		Stafford Terminus
Historical railways
Barlaston and Tittensor Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Stafford to Manchester Line		Norton Bridge Line open, station closed
		North Staffordshire Railway Stone to Colwich Line		Aston-by-Stone Line open, station closed

Gallery

• 
  Looking south, with the line to Colwich Junction to the left and Norton Bridge to the right
• 
  Plaque on the station facade
• 
  A CrossCountry Class 220 Voyager unit heading north towards Stoke-on-Trent

See also

• Listed buildings in Stone, Staffordshire

References

1. Historic England, "Stone Railway Station (1297502)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 11 January 2017
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "What we do". Stone Town Council. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
4. "All aboard first train in five years". The Sentinel. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
5. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 67
6. "Rail Minister Paul Maynard announces a host of extra benefits and services for passengers in the West Midlands". Department for Transport. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
7. "Timetable | Crewe to Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent | 21 May 2023 until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
8. "Timetable Change: Sunday 10 December 2023". London Northwestern Railway. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
9. "Train timetables and schedules". London Northwestern Railway. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Rugeley to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 41–42, 45–62. ISBN   9781908174901. OCLC   972169395.

External links

• "No 6 - Stone Railway Station", Neville Malkin's "Grand Tour" of the Potteries, retrieved Feb 2017 - has several old pictures, drawings and historical narrative
• Train times and station information for Stone railway station from National Rail