Winkhill | |
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General information | |
Location |
Winkhill,
Staffordshire,
Staffordshire Moorlands England |
Coordinates | 53°03′14″N 1°55′01″W / 53.0539°N 1.9169°W |
Grid reference | SK056507 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
June 1910 | Opened [1] |
30 September 1935 | Closed to passengers [2] |
4 May 1964 | Closed to freight [3] |
Winkhill railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Winkhill, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935, [4] but remained open to freight traffic until 1964. [3]
The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to Waterhouses. The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898, [5] [6] and construction took several years, the line not opening until 1905.
The station at Winkhill was a later addition to the line. Although a station was included in the original tender for construction of the branch line, it wasn't until 1908 that a single siding for freight traffic was provided at the location and another two years before a station was constructed for passenger traffic. [1]
The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities. [7]
The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935. [8] The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn. [3]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Caldon Low Halt |
North Staffordshire Railway Waterhouses branch |
Ipstones |