Winkhill railway station explained

Winkhill
Status:Disused
Borough:Winkhill, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands
Country:England
Coordinates:53.0539°N -1.9169°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:North Staffordshire Railway
Postgroup:London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:June 1910
Events:Opened
Years3:30 September 1935
Events3:Closed to passengers
Years4:4 May 1964
Events4:Closed to freight

Winkhill railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Winkhill, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935, but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.

Construction and opening

The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to . The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898,[1] and construction took several years, the line not opening until 1905.

The station at Winkhill was a later addition to the line. Although a station was included in the original tender for construction of the branch line, it wasn't until 1908 that a single siding for freight traffic was provided at the location and another two years before a station was constructed for passenger traffic.

Station layout

The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities.

Closure

The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935. The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.

References

Notes and References

  1. Light Railwasy Act 1896 . House of Commons . 21 March 1899 . 1552.