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.

It was closed on 2 March 1964.

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

The tunnel and overbridges are still in situ, although the majority of the station site has been demolished and landscaped as looking over towards the Borough Arms Hotel which has been used for many years.

The site north of the station has been wiped away by new builds, near to the former Hartshill tunnel and Hartshill & Basford Halt.

The cutting has also been filled in and much of the trackbed forms part of Station Walks which during them hot late spring and early summer days round the seasons is a great attraction spot from Cyclists to Dog Walkers and many walkers who would want to relax under the sunshine during them seasons, a shared-use path.

Further reading

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