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Hartshill and Basford Halt railway station
Hartshill and Basford Halt was a railway station located between the Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme stations on the Market Drayton branch of the North Staffordshire Railway, approx 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Newcastle.
Hartshill and Basford Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°00′47″N 2°12′20″W / 53.0131°N 2.2056°W |
| Grid reference | SJ863462 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1905 | Opened[1] |
| 20 Sept 1926 | Closed |
It closed in 1926.[1]
Present day edit
The tunnel between Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Hartshill and Basford Halt has been filled in and built on by housing and small commercial units.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Line closed, station closed | North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line | Stoke on Trent Line closed, station open |
References edit
- Notes
- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 203.
- Sources
- 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.