Marchington railway station

Marchington
The station in 2004.
Location
Place	Marchington
Area	East Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°52′45″N 1°48′08″W / 52.879208°N 1.802111°W / 52.879208; -1.802111Coordinates: 52°52′45″N 1°48′08″W / 52.879208°N 1.802111°W / 52.879208; -1.802111
Grid reference	SK1331
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
February 1854 (1854-02)	Opened^[1]
15 September 1958	Closed^[1]
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Marchington railway station was a railway station in Marchington, Staffordshire. It was on the Crewe to Derby Line.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The opening date is unsure but the first record of the station in Bradshaw's is in February 1854^[1] and from 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway on the route between Stafford and Grantham line.

The station was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1958.

The platforms are still in place today and the station masters cottage is now in private residence although the platforms have become overgrown in recent years. Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the station.

References

1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Uttoxeter Line open, station Open		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Sudbury Line open, station closed

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