North Rode railway station
Former railway station in Cheshire, England
53°11′55″N 2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W / 53.1987; -2.1504
London Midland Region of British Railways
North Rode railway station originally North Rode junction[3] served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) on 18 June 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.[4]
The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[5] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.[6]
Route
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Macclesfield Central Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Macclesfield | Congleton Line and station open | ||
Macclesfield Central Line and station open | North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line | Bosley Line and station closed |
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 294.
- ^ Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN 1899889019.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.
- ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
- Sources
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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