Tunstall railway station

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For an earlier name of a station in Melbourne, Australia, see Nunawading railway station. For the station in Stoke-on-Trent called Tunstall until 1873, see Chatterley railway station.

Tunstall
Tunstall station site in 2018.jpg
LocationTunstall, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
England
Coordinates53°03′31″N 2°12′22″W / 53.0586°N 2.2061°W / 53.0586; -2.2061Coordinates: 53°03′31″N 2°12′22″W / 53.0586°N 2.2061°W / 53.0586; -2.2061
Grid referenceSJ862512
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 December 1873Opened[1]
2 March 1964Closed[1]

Tunstall railway station was located on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Tunstall, Staffordshire. The station closed down along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964.

The station has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway, although the station master's house is still in existence, located on the A527 road.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. ^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed


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