Hanley railway station

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Hanley
LocationHanley, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
England
Coordinates53°01′33″N 2°10′50″W / 53.0257°N 2.1805°W / 53.0257; -2.1805Coordinates: 53°01′33″N 2°10′50″W / 53.0257°N 2.1805°W / 53.0257; -2.1805
Grid referenceSJ879476
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland region)
Key dates
13 July 1864Opened[1]
1 November 1873Relocated to Trinity Street[1]
2 March 1964Closed to passengers[1]
1 August 1966Closed to goods traffic

Hanley railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway as part of the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Hanley, Staffordshire, England.

History[]

The original station opened along with the first section of the Loop in 1864, but when the latter reached Burslem in 1873, a new station was built on a sharp curve (8 chains radius) in a cutting below Trinity Street.[2] The old station remained in use for goods traffic.

Hanley station site.jpg

No trace of the station remains today; the cutting is filled in and is the site of the car park of the former Grand Hotel (now the Quality Hotel).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. ^ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  3. ^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.

External links[]

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