Audlem railway station

Audlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.

Audlem
The station's location (1990)
General information
LocationAudlem, Cheshire East
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 October 1863Station opened
9 September 1963Station closed

It served the village of Audlem in Cheshire, England until closure in 1963.[1] The station was immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

History

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The station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October 1863,[2] although the line was operated by the Great Western Railway from its opening, and the N&MDR eventually amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1897.[3] The line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 9 September 1963.[2]

Route

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coxbank Halt   Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Great Western Railway
  Coole Pilate Halt

References

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  1. ^ "Audlem Village History website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 21
  3. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 7. OCLC 55853736.

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 54-57. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
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