Leigh (Staffordshire) Railway Station
Leigh railway station was a railway station in Staffordshire, England.
The railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848 and a station to serve the village of Church Leigh was opened at the same time.
The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cresswell Line open, station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line |
Bromshall Line open, station closed |
References
- Notes
- ^ Quick (2009), p. 244.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 307.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 299.
- Sources
- Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.