Silverdale railway station (Staffordshire) explained

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]

Present day

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.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Christiansen, Rex . Miller, R. W. . 1971 . The North Staffordshire Railway . David & Charles . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-5121-4.
  2. Book: Ballantyne, Hugh . 2005 . British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley . Past & Present Publishing Ltd . 1-85895-204-2.