Winkhill railway station
Winkhill railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Winkhill, Staffordshire. 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]
Winkhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | Winkhill, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
| Coordinates | 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] |
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] and construction took several years, the line not opening until 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]
Station 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The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935.[8] The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.[3]
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldon Low Halt | North Staffordshire Railway Waterhouses branch |
Ipstones | ||
Notes
- Jeuda (1980), p. 24.
- Quick (2009), p. 414.
- Jeuda (1980), p. 68.
- Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
- "Light Railwasy 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.
References
- 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.
- 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 (1980). The Leek, Caldon & Waterhouses Railway. Cheddleton, Staffordshire: North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978). ISBN 0-907133-00-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
