North_Rode_railway_station

North Rode railway station

North Rode railway station

Former railway station in Cheshire, England

North Rode railway station originally North Rode junction[3] served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) on 18 June 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.[4]

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The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[5] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.[6]

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References

Notes
  1. [1]
    Quick 2009, p. 294.
  2. [2]
    Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN 1899889019.
  3. [3]
    Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.
  4. [4]
    Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
  5. [5]
    Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
  6. [6]
    Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
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