Waterloo Road (NSR) railway station
Waterloo Road | |||||
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The site of Waterloo Road station today | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hanley, City of Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°01′53″N 2°10′57″W / 53.0314°N 2.1826°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ878482 | ||||
| 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 April 1900 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 4 October 1943 | Closed to passenger services[1] | ||||
| 3 January 1966 | Closed to general goods services | ||||
| 31 July 1969 | Closed completely | ||||
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Waterloo Road railway station served the north of the town of Hanley, in Staffordshire, England, between 1900 and 1969.
History
The station opened in 1900, as the last station on the Potteries Loop Line by the North Staffordshire Railway, which was also known as the "Knotty".
It was also the first station on the line to close to passengers in 1943, at the height of the Second World War by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. [2] It remained open for general goods traffic until 1966; oil traffic continued on the line to Hanley from Walker's Century Oils, now Fuchs Oil, until 1969.
The line was lifted shortly afterwards.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line and station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station closed |
The site today
The station was at the road crossing on Waterloo Road, between the Etruria Loop Line and Hanley Forest Park, near Cobridge. The only remaining traces of the station is one black wall as well as the station master's house.
References
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.