Burslem railway station explained

Burslem
Status:Disused
Borough:Burslem, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
Country:England
Coordinates:53.0467°N -2.1926°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:1 December 1873
Events:Opened
Years2:2 March 1964
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:9 October 1961
Events3:Closed to goods[1]

Burslem railway station was a station on the Potteries Loop Line that served the town of Burslem, Staffordshire. It was located on Moorland Road, adjacent to Burslem Park.[2] It should have opened with the extension of the Potteries Loop Line from Hanley on 1 November 1873 but the Board of Trade inspector was not satisfied so there was a delay of a month before opening.

The station closed in 1964 when the Loop Line closed. Most traces of the station have been removed although the old stationmaster's house, known as Station House, is still occupied on a site between the old line and Burslem Park on Moorland Road. The site of the station, sidings etc., is now part of a Greenway for walkers and cyclists running along part of the route of the old Loop Line which has been landscaped.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hartless, Adrian. Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek . Middleton Press . April 2019 . 9781910356296 . Midhurst . 3.Eturia to Congleton. XXVII.There was a small goods station which closed from 9th October 1961..
  2. Web site: 49 fabulous pictures showing the slums of Stoke-on-Trent in the 1960s - including Hanley and Burslem . Stoke Sentinel . 29 February 2020 . 29 February 2020.
  3. Book: Ballantyne, Hugh . 2005 . British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley . Past & Present Publishing Ltd . 1858952042.