North Rode railway station
North Rode | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Site of the station (2016) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bosley, Cheshire East England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′55″N 2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W |
| Grid reference | SJ900668 |
| 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 | |
| 18 June 1849 | Opened[1][2] |
| 7 May 1962 | Closed to all traffic[1] |
North Rode railway station (originally North Rode junction)[3] served the village of North Rode, in Cheshire, England.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) on 18 June 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.[4]
The station was sited some distance from the village and traffic was sparse; however, it remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[5] although passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek had been withdrawn in 1960.[6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Central Line and station open |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Macclesfield |
Congleton Line and station open | ||
| Macclesfield Central Line and station open |
North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line |
Bosley Line and station closed | ||
The site today
[edit]Trains continue to pass through the station site. There is now very little evidence of a once busy railway station, other than the remains of a milk churn chute on the steep western embankment.[7]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 294.
- ^ Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN 1899889019.
- ^ Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.
- ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
- ^ "The railway at North Rode". Northrodepc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
Sources
[edit]- 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 & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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