Market Street Halt railway station explained

Market Street Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Country:England
Coordinates:53.0864°N -2.2374°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Lines:Potteries Loop Line
Platforms:1
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:1 July 1909
Events:Opened
Years2:25 September 1950
Events2:Closed

Market Street Halt was a halt that served the town of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. It was opened in 1909 and located on the Potteries Loop Line.[1] At first it was used by trains in both directions but was later served only by northbound trains due to the severe gradient, being a 1 in 40 climb southbound.[1]

Although only a halt, it had a considerable length of platform and modest wooden buildings, plus an old NSR carriage used as a waiting room.[2]

The halt closed in 1950 and the trackbed is now part of the Potteries Greenway.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Christiansen, Rex . Miller, R. W. . 1971 . The North Staffordshire Railway . 124 . David & Charles . 0-7153-5121-4.
  2. Book: Jeuda, Basil . 1986 . Memories of the North Staffordshire Railway . Chester . Cheshire Libraries . 62. 0-904532-21-6.
  3. Book: Ballantyne, Hugh . 2005 . British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley . Past & Present Publishing Ltd . 1-85895-204-2.