Trentham (Staffordshire) railway station

This article is about a railway station in Staffordshire, England. For others, see Trentham railway station.

Trentham
General information
Location	Trentham, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England
Coordinates	52°58′06″N2°10′27″W / 52.9682°N 2.1742°W / 52.9682; -2.1742
Grid reference	SJ883411
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region)
Key dates
17 April 1848	Opened [1]
28 March 1910	Trentham Junction platform opened [1]
1 October 1957	Trentham Junction platform closed [1]
2 March 1964	Closed [1]
Location

Trentham railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) as part of the main line south from Stoke towards Stafford and served the village of Trentham, Staffordshire, England.

The original station opened along with the first section of the Stafford to Manchester Line in 1848. As the station was the closest to Trentham Hall, at the time the principal residence of the Dukes of Sutherland, new station buildings were constructed in 1851 to a design by Charles Barry. ^{[2] [3]}

Trentham Junction

In 1910 the NSR opened the Trentham Park branch to serve Trentham Gardens. ^[4] This new line joined the main line slightly to the north of Trentham station and, to enable passengers travelling to/from stations south of Trentham to exchange to the branch, a new single platform station called Trentham Junction was opened. Reached from Trentham station by a short walk, Trentham Junction was always operated as part of Trentham station and never featured separately in public timetables. ^[1]

Closure

The Trentham Branch line closed to regular passenger traffic in 1927 but continued in use for excursion traffic until 1 October 1957 when the branch and the Trentham Junction platform finally closed ^[1] The main Trentham station closed in the Beeching cuts of 1964.

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 386. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.
2. Dow, George (1970). North Staffordshire Album. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 46. ISBN   0-7110-0128-6.
3. Jeuda, Basil (2010). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 1. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. p. 81. ISBN   978-1899889-48-8.
4. Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 114. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Rugeley to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 79-95. ISBN   9781908174901. OCLC   972169395.

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Sideway Halt Line open, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stafford to Manchester Line		Barlaston Line and station open but station not rail served
Sideway Halt Line open, station closed		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Stafford to Manchester Line		Wedgwood Line and station open but station not rail served
Terminus		North Staffordshire Railway Trentham Park branch		Hanford Road Halt Line and station closed