Silverdale railway station (Staffordshire)
Disused railway station in Staffordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the former railway station in Staffordshire. For the railway station in Lancashire, see Silverdale railway station.
Silverdale railway station was a railway station that served the village of Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1863 and closed to passengers in 1964.[1]
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Silverdale | |
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General information | |
Location | Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
Coordinates | 53.0172°N 2.2757°W / 53.0172; -2.2757 |
Grid reference | SJ816467 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
May 1863 | Opened |
2 March 1964 | Closed to passengers |
1998 | Closure of Silverdale Colliery and to all stone traffic. |
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In its later years, the station was used by staff operating trains to and from the adjacent colliery. For this purpose, a large rail loader was built.[2]