Knutton Halt railway station

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Knutton Halt
LocationNewcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates53°01′00″N 2°14′42″W / 53.0167°N 2.245°W / 53.0167; -2.245Coordinates: 53°01′00″N 2°14′42″W / 53.0167°N 2.245°W / 53.0167; -2.245
Grid referenceSJ836466
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905Opened[1]
20 September 1926Closed[1]

Knutton Halt railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.

Situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) Stoke to Market Drayton Line, this halt was opened in 1905 when the NSR introduced a railmotor service between Silverdale and Trentham as a response to competition from tram companies.[2] Situated between Knutton village and Knutton Forge, the station was not much used and was an early closure under London, Midland and Scottish railway ownership, closing in September 1926.[3]

Present day[]

No traces of the halt site remain, but the former trackbed is now a greenway.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Crown Street Halt
Line and station closed 		  North Staffordshire Railway
Stoke-Market Drayton Line 		  Liverpool Road Halt
Line and station closed

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 238.
  2. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 114.
  3. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.
Sources
  • Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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