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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Tunstall, Staffordshire |
| Area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Grid reference | SJ862512 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 December 1873 | Opened[1] |
| 2 March 1964 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Tunstall railway station was located on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Tunstall, Staffordshire. The station closed down along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964.
The station has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway, although the station master's house is still in existence, located on the A527 road.[2]
References
- 1 2 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ↑ 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
Coordinates: 53°03′31″N 2°12′22″W / 53.0586°N 2.2061°W
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