Winkhill railway station
| Winkhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Winkhill, Staffordshire |
| Area | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Grid reference | SK056507 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| June 1910 | Opened[1] |
| 30 September 1935 | Closed to passengers[2] |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to freight[3] |
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Winkhill railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Winkhill, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935,[4] but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.[3]
Construction and opening
The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to Waterhouses. The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898.[5][6] and construction took several years, the line not opening until 1905.
The station at Winkhill was a later addition to the line. Although a station was included in the original tender for construction of the branch line, it wasn't until 1908 that a single siding for freight traffic was provided at the location and another two years before a station was constructed for passenger traffic.[1]
Station layout
The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities.[7]
Closure
The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935.[8] The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.[3]
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldon Low Halt | North Staffordshire Railway Waterhouses branch |
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Notes
- 1 2 Jeuda (1980), p. 24.
- ↑ Quick (2001), p. 414.
- 1 2 3 Jeuda (1980), p. 68.
- ↑ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
- ↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1899/mar/21/light-railways-act-1896
|chapter-url=missing title (help). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 21 March 1899. col. 1552. - ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27062. p. 1761. 14 March 1899. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ Jeuda (1980), p. 70.
- ↑ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 258.
References
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1980). The Leek, Caldon & Waterhouses Railway. Cheddleton, Staffordshire: North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978). ISBN 0-907133-00-2.
Coordinates: 53°03′15″N 1°55′01″W / 53.0542°N 1.9170°W