Radway Green & Barthomley railway station

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Radway Green & Barthomley
General information
Location Radway Green, Cheshire
England
Grid reference SJ776543
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland region)
Key dates
9 October 1848Opened as Radway Green [1]
1909–1910renamed Radway Green & Barthomley [1]
6 July 1964Closed to Goods [2]
7 November 1966Closed to Passengers [1]
Level crossing at the former station (2010) Level crossing, Radway Green (geograph 1962015).jpg
Level crossing at the former station (2010)

Radway Green & Barthomley railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and served the small Cheshire communities of Radway Green, Oakhanger and Barthomley. Located on the NSR line between Crewe and Kidsgrove it was the first station on the route from Crewe.

Contents

During the Second World War the station was the terminating point for many trains transporting workers to and from the nearby ROF Radway Green. This situation continued until a new station, Millway was built at the factory in 1942. [3]


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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Quick (2009), p. 325.
  2. Hartless, Adrian (April 2019). "1.Leek-Stoke-Crewe". Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   9781910356296. XVIX.The limited goods facilities closed on 6th July 1964
  3. Jeuda (2012), p. 28.

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