North Rode railway station

North Rode railway station 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.[2]

North Rode
Site of the station (2016)
Location	Bosley, Cheshire, Cheshire East England
Coordinates	53.1987°N 2.1504°W
Grid reference	SJ900668
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
18 June 1849	Opened[1]
7 May 1962	Closed to all traffic[1]

The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[3] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.[4]

Route

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

References

Notes

1. Quick 2009, p. 294.
2. Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
3. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
4. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.