Biddulph | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Biddulph, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.1214°N -2.1802°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | North Staffordshire Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Years: | 1 June 1864 |
Events: | Opened as Gillow Heath |
Years2: | 1 May 1897 |
Events2: | Renamed Biddulph |
Years3: | 11 July 1927 |
Events3: | Closed to passengers |
Years4: | 5 October 1964 |
Events4: | Closed to all traffic |
Biddulph railway station was a railway station opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1864. Originally named Gillow Heath the station was renamed Biddulph on 1 May 1897. The station was on the Biddulph Valley line that ran from a junction just north of on the - line to a junction south of Stoke-on-Trent station.
Passenger traffic was withdrawn from the station on 11 July 1927,[1] but freight traffic continued until 5 October 1964.[2]