Tunstall railway station
Tunstall | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°03′31″N 2°12′22″W / 53.0586°N 2.2061°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ862512 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway, London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 December 1873 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 2 March 1964 | Closed[1] | ||||
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Tunstall railway station served the town of Tunstall, in Staffordshire, England, between 1874 and 1966. It was a stop on the Potteries Loop Line.
History
The station was opened in 1874. The Potteries Loop Line ran between Staffordshire and Cheshire; it connected Stoke-on-Trent with Mow Cop and Scholar Green, via Hanley, Burslem, Kidsgrove.[2]
It was recommended for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report from British Railways; it was closed along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964 and to goods in 1966.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
The site today
The station has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway. A signal post remains in situ on The Boulevard, which was formerly Station Road, where the Greenway is located.[3]
The station master's house is extant, sited on the A527 road.[4]
References
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Oppitz, Leslie (2006). Lost Railways of Staffordshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-992-5.
- ^ "Stoke-on-Trent streets: The Boulevard". Thepotteries.org. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.