North Rode railway station

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North Rode
The site of North Rode Station (geograph 5076239).jpg
Site of the station (2016)
LocationBosley, Cheshire, Cheshire East
England
Coordinates53°11′55″N 2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W / 53.1987; -2.1504Coordinates: 53°11′55″N 2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W / 53.1987; -2.1504
Grid referenceSJ900668
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
18 June 1849 (1849-06-18)Opened[1]
7 May 1962Closed to all traffic[1]

North Rode railway station originally North Rode junction[2] served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.[3]

The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[4] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.[5]

Route[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Macclesfield
Line and station open 		  North Staffordshire Railway
Stoke–Macclesfield 		  Congleton
Line and station open
Macclesfield
Line and station open 		  North Staffordshire Railway
Churnet Valley Line 		  Bosley
Line open station closed

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 294.
  2. ^ Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.
  3. ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
  4. ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
  5. ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
Sources
  • Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  • Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.
  • 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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