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, Staffordshire, 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 was located on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Tunstall, Staffordshire. Opened in 1874 The station was listed for closure under the 1963 Beeching Report from British Railways and then closed along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964 and to goods in 1966.

As of 2025 the station has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway. On The Boulevard where the Greenway is located where the station used to be there is a Signal Post which after closure has now become rusty still in situ. The station master's house is still in existence, located on the A527 road. ^[2]

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. Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1858952042.

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