Sudbury railway station (Staffordshire)

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Sudbury
Derby to Stoke train at Sudbury level crossing - geograph.org.uk - 462738.jpg
Location Draycott in the Clay, East Staffordshire
England
Coordinates 52°52′25″N1°45′40″W / 52.8736°N 1.7612°W / 52.8736; -1.7612 Coordinates: 52°52′25″N1°45′40″W / 52.8736°N 1.7612°W / 52.8736; -1.7612
Grid reference SK161307
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 September 1848 (1848-09-11)Opened [1]
7 November 1966Closed [1]

Sudbury railway station was a railway station serving Sudbury, Derbyshire although the station was located in Staffordshire, near to Draycott in the Clay.

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and in 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway on the route between Stafford and Grantham.

The platforms today have been removed but the railway cottages and signal box are still in use, Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the former station.

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References

  1. 1 2 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 371. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Line open, station Closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line open, station closed