Tunstall railway station

For an earlier name of a station in Melbourne, Australia, see Nunawading railway station. For the station in Stoke-on-Trent called Tunstall until 1873, see Chatterley railway station.

Tunstall
General information
Location	Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Coordinates	53°03′31″N2°12′22″W / 53.0586°N 2.2061°W / 53.0586; -2.2061
Grid reference	SJ862512
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 December 1873	Opened [1]
2 March 1964	Closed [1]
Location

Tunstall railway station served the town of Tunstall, in Staffordshire, England, between 1874 and 1966. It was a stop on the Potteries Loop Line.

History

The station was opened in 1874. The Potteries Loop Line ran between Staffordshire and Cheshire; it connected Stoke-on-Trent with Mow Cop and Scholar Green, via Hanley, Burslem, Kidsgrove. ^[2]

It was recommended for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report from British Railways; it was closed along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964 and to goods in 1966.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pitts Hill Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Potteries Loop Line		Burslem Line and station closed

The site today

The station has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway. A signal post remains in situ on The Boulevard, which was formerly Station Road, where the Greenway is located. ^[3]

The station master's house is extant, sited on the A527 road. ^[4]

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 388. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.
2. Oppitz, Leslie (2006). Lost Railways of Staffordshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN   978-1-85306-992-5.
3. "Stoke-on-Trent streets: The Boulevard". Thepotteries.org. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
4. Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1858952042.