Denstone railway station

Denstone railway station is a former station of the North Staffordshire Railway's (NSR) Churnet Valley Line which served the village of Denstone in Staffordshire.

Denstone
General information
LocationDenstone, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52°57′51″N 1°51′06″W / 52.9642°N 1.8516°W / 52.9642; -1.8516
Grid referenceSK100407
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 August 1873 (1873-08-01)Opened as Denstone Crossing[1]
2 April 1923Renamed Denstone[1]
4 January 1965Closed[1]

History

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The Churnet Valley line was authorised in 1846 and opened to traffic between Macclesfield and Uttoxeter in 1849. Denstone did not originally have a station but in 1873 a station was opened at the site of the College Road level crossing. As it had been built at the crossing the station was called Denstone Crossing. In 1923 one of the last acts of the NSR before it became part of the LMS was to rename the station simply Denstone.

The station closed on 4 January 1965.[2]

Present day

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The platforms remain in situ as part of a footpath to Oakamoor via Alton Towers but a house has been built across the route of the line, adjoining the former level crossing.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. ^ Scott, Peter (1998). A history of the Alton Towers railway: including other railways & transport systems at Alton Towers, together with the railways at Lilleshall Hall & Trentham Gardens. Peter Scott. p. 65. ISBN 1-902368-06-1. Retrieved 19 October 2009.

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Alton Towers   North Staffordshire Railway
Churnet Valley Line
  Rocester