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
The old railway cutting in June 2007
General information
LocationWinkhill, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates53°03′14″N 1°55′01″W / 53.0539°N 1.9169°W / 53.0539; -1.9169
Grid referenceSK056507
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
June 1910Opened[1]
30 September 1935Closed to passengers[2]
4 May 1964Closed to freight[3]

Construction and opening

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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

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The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities.[7]

Closure

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The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935.[8] The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.[3]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

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Caldon Low Halt   North Staffordshire Railway
Waterhouses branch
  Ipstones

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jeuda (1980), p. 24.
  2. ^ Quick (2009), p. 414.
  3. ^ a b c Jeuda (1980), p. 68.
  4. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
  5. ^ "Light Railwasy Act 1896". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 21 March 1899. col. 1552.
  6. ^ "No. 27062". The London Gazette. 14 March 1899. p. 1761.
  7. ^ Jeuda (1980), p. 70.
  8. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 258.

References

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