North Rode railway station
North Rode | |
|---|---|
Site of the station (2016) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bosley, Cheshire East England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′55″N 2°09′01″W / 53.1987°N 2.1504°W |
| Grid reference | SJ900668 |
| 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 | |
| 18 June 1849 | Opened[1][2] |
| 7 May 1962 | Closed to all traffic[1] |
North Rode railway station (originally North Rode junction)[3] served the village of North Rode, in Cheshire, England.
History
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]
The station was sited some distance from the village and traffic was sparse; however, it remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[5] although passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek had been withdrawn in 1960.[6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Central Line and station open |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Macclesfield |
Congleton Line and station open | ||
| Macclesfield Central Line and station open |
North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line |
Bosley Line and station closed | ||
The site today
Trains continue to pass through the station site. There is now very little evidence of a once busy railway station, other than the remains of a milk churn chute on the steep western embankment.[7]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 294.
- ^ Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN 1899889019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jeuda 1999, p. 47.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 307.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 304.
- ^ "The railway at North Rode". Northrodepc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
Sources
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.