North Rode railway station

North Rode
Location
Place	Bosley, Cheshire
Area	Cheshire East
Grid reference	SJ900668
Operations
Pre-grouping	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
18 June 1849	Opened[1]
7 May 1962	Closed to all traffic[1]
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North Rode railway station served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.^[2]

The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,^[3] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.^[4]

Route

References

Notes

1. Quick 2009, p. 294.
2. Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
3. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
4. 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 and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Coordinates: 53°11′55″N 2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W