Madeley Road railway station explained

Madeley Road
Status:Disused
Borough:Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.9771°N -2.3344°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Years1:October 1870
Events1:Opened as Madeley
Years2:May 1871
Events2:Renamed Madeley Manor
Years3:August 1871
Events3:Renamed Madeley Road
Years4:20 July 1931
Events4:Closed

Madeley Road railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.

History

The Stoke to Market Drayton Line was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1870. A station called simply Madeley was opened on the line in the same year. Within a few months; possibly to avoid confusion with the LNWR station that was, at least, on the edge of Madeley; the station was renamed Madeley Manor after the nearby, abandoned house of that name. By August 1871 the name had been changed yet again to Madeley Road.

The station had no goods facilities and due to its rural location passenger use was low and in 1931 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway closed the station. An indication of how little usage the station received is shown by the LMS estimate that only £92 per year was saved by closure of the station.

The line through the station remained in use until the closure of Silverdale Colliery in 1998. Madeley Road still has track in situ and is out of use.

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