Winkhill railway station
Winkhill | |||||
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 The old railway cutting (June 2007) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Winkhill, Staffordshire Moorlands, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°03′14″N 1°55′01″W / 53.0539°N 1.9169°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK056507 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| June 1910 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 30 September 1935 | Closed to passengers[2] | ||||
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to freight[3] | ||||
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Winkhill railway station, or Winkhill Halt, served the hamlet of Winkhill, in Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935,[4] but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.[3]
History
Construction and opening
The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to Waterhouses. The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898;[5][6] construction took several years, with the line opening in 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.[1]
Layout
The station had a single platform and a single siding, with limited goods facilities.[7]
Closure
The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935.[8] The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch, except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries, was withdrawn.[3]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldon Low Halt | North Staffordshire Railway Waterhouses branch |
Ipstones | ||
The site today
No traces of the station remain, although some evidence of the line nearby is extant.[9]
References
Citations
- 1 2 Jeuda (1980), p. 24.
- ↑ Quick (2009), p. 414.
- 1 2 3 Jeuda (1980), p. 68.
- ↑ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
- ↑ "Light Railways Act 1896". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 21 March 1899. col. 1552.
- ↑ "No. 27062". The London Gazette. 14 March 1899. p. 1761.
- ↑ Jeuda (1980), p. 70.
- ↑ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 258.
- ↑ "Old railway cutting near Winkhill Station". Geograph. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
Sources
- 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.
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1980). The Leek, Caldon & Waterhouses Railway. Cheddleton, Staffordshire: North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978). ISBN 0-907133-00-2.
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