Fenton Manor railway station explained

Fenton Manor
Status:Disused
Borough:Fenton, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
Country:England
Coordinates:53.0047°N -2.164°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:October 1889
Events:Opened
Years2:6 May 1956
Events2:Closed

Fenton Manor railway station was a station in the Fenton area of Stoke-on-Trent, opened in 1889 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its line to Leek.[1] It was located on Victoria Road and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton on the Stoke-Derby Line.

The station closed in 1956.[2] The track is still in situ and the buildings still exist. The platform edges can still be traced.[3]

At the end of the station, towards Leek, is the Fenton Manor Tunnel which is long.

Future

The station lies on the proposed line to reopen from Stoke to Leekbrook Junction (Moorland City Railway).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oppitz, Leslie . 2006 . Lost Railways of Staffordshire . Countryside Books . Newbury . 1853069922 .
  2. Book: Christiansen, Rex . Miller, R. W. . 1971 . The North Staffordshire Railway . David & Charles . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-5121-4.
  3. Book: Ballantyne, Hugh . 2005 . British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley . Past & Present Publishing Ltd . 1-85895-204-2.