Biddulph railway station explained

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Passenger traffic was withdrawn from the station on 11 July 1927,[1] but freight traffic continued until 5 October 1964.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Christiansen . Rex . Miller . Robert William . The North Staffordshire Railway . 1971 . David & Charles . . 0-7153-5121- 4 . amp . 256 .
  2. Book: Clinker, C.R. . Clinker's Register of closed passenger stations and good depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 . 2nd . 1988 . Avon-AngliA . . 0-905466-91-8 . 12.