Barlaston railway station

Barlaston
Location
Place	Barlaston
Local authority	Stafford
Grid reference	SJ888383
Operations
Station code	BRT
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	1,849
2005/06	1,113
2006/07	773
History
17 April 1848	opened
2004	services suspended
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barlaston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Barlaston railway station serves the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire, England. This station was opened on 17 April 1848 and is on the first line opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on that date.

Trains no longer stop at Barlaston. The Stafford to Stoke-on-Trent local service was withdrawn when the route was temporarily closed for major refurbishment on 23 May 2004 as part of the WCML Modernisation scheme and never reinstated. Passengers are now served by bus service No 14 and 14X operated by D&G Bus,^[1] which acts as the station's official Rail Replacement Bus, on which valid rail tickets (including Advance Purchase tickets) to/from Wedgwood and Barlaston are officially accepted. Access to the platforms is no longer possible as the station has been fenced off.

Barlaston is not included as a stop on the Crewe - London Euston service operated by London Midland. The next West Midlands rail franchise award (due to start in 2018) may see the station reopened to passenger services, depending on the outcome of a public consultation on the new franchise that concluded in March 2016.^[2][3]

The station in 1961

Barlaston is mentioned in the ghost or parliamentary train list maintained by Ghost Train Hunters enthusiasts group. The North Staffs Rail Promotion Group campaign for the restoration of the train service continues.

References

1. London Midland - station information for BarlastonLondon Midland website
2. "Reopening of Barlaston Railway Station (Stoke-on-Trent)"Hansard record of UK Parliamentary debate, 18 January 2016; Retrieved 28 October 2016
3. "Public to have say on trains stopping at Barlaston's station"Staffordshire Newsletter article 17 December 2015; Retrieved 28 October 2016

External links

• Parliamentary Ghost Stations site

• Train times and station information for Barlaston railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 52°56′35″N 2°10′05″W / 52.943°N 2.168°W