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]