Silverdale | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.0172°N -2.2757°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | North Staffordshire Railway |
Years: | May 1863 |
Events: | Opened |
Years2: | 2 March 1964 |
Events2: | Closed to passengers |
Years3: | 1998 |
Events3: | Closure of Silverdale Colliery and to all stone traffic. |
Silverdale railway station was a railway station that served the village of Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1863 and closed to passengers in 1964.[1]
In its later years, the station was used by staff operating trains to and from the adjacent colliery. For this purpose, a large rail loader was built.[2]
Today, only the restored platforms are still in place. The station building has been rebuilt at the Apedale Heritage Centre.[2]
On 21 August 2009, work on Silverdale station platforms was observed with brickwork being repaired or repointed and they have now been restored as part of a railway footpath to Newcastle-under-Lyme.