Newcastle-under-Lyme railway station

Newcastle-under-Lyme
General information
Location	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire England
Grid reference	SJ852463
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
6 September 1852	Opened
2 March 1964	Closed

Newcastle-under-Lyme railway station served the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire, England, between 1852 and 1964.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1852.

The station was located on King Street, opposite the Borough Arms Hotel. A small goods yard was located on Water Street.

Like Silverdale and Liverpool Road Halt, Newcastle under Lyme Railway Station was closed on 2 March 1964 after it was listed for closure in 1963 under the Beeching Report.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Brampton Halt Line closed, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line		Hartshill & Basford Halt Line closed, station closed

The site today

As of 2025 The station site has been demolished and landscaped but the parapet wall part of the over bridge what is located across the Borough Arms Hotel still exists.

The former trackbed north of the station has been built over, near to the former Hartshill tunnel and Hartshill and Basford Halt.

The cutting has also been filled in and much of the trackbed forms part of Station Walks, a shared-use path regularly used for bikers, walkers and dogs every season.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 70-71. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.