Liverpool Road Halt railway station explained

Liverpool Road Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Country:England
Coordinates:53.0171°N -2.2297°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Years:1 May 1905
Events:Opened
Years2:2 March 1964
Events2:Closed

Liverpool Road Halt railway station was a railway station located in the north of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It was opened in 1905 by the North Staffordshire Railway in connection with the introduction of railmotor services.[1]

The station had two short wooden platforms and was accessed via steps leading down from an overbridge on Liverpool Road, which now forms part of the A34.[2]

Unlike most of the other halts on the line it survived until the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964.[1] Although the platforms are long gone the trackbed can still be followed.

Present day

The site of the halt now occupied by a pedestrian underpass.[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

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