Radway Green & Barthomley railway station explained

Radway Green & Barthomley
Status:Disused
Borough:Radway Green, Cheshire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland region)
Years:9 October 1848
Events:Opened as Radway Green
Years1:1909–1910
Events1:renamed Radway Green & Barthomley
Years2:6 July 1964
Events2:Closed to Goods[1]
Years3:7 November 1966
Events3:Closed to Passengers

Radway Green & Barthomley railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and served the small Cheshire communities of Radway Green, Oakhanger and Barthomley. Located on the NSR line between Crewe and it was the first station on the route from .

During the Second World War the station was the terminating point for many trains transporting workers to and from the nearby ROF Radway Green. This situation continued until a new station, was built at the factory in 1942.

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  1. Book: Hartless, Adrian. Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek . Middleton Press . April 2019 . 9781910356296 . Midhurst . 1.Leek-Stoke-Crewe. XVIX.The limited goods facilities closed on 6th July 1964.