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Brampton Halt railway station

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This article is about the former railway station in Newcastle-under-Lyme. For other uses, see Brampton railway station. Disused railway station in Staffordshire, England

Brampton Halt
Brampton Halt looking towards Newcastle-Under-Lyme railway station, now in use as Brampton Sidings Industrial Estate.
General information
LocationNewcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Newcastle-under-Lyme
England
Coordinates53°00′56″N 2°13′35″W / 53.0156°N 2.2264°W / 53.0156; -2.2264
Grid referenceSJ849465
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingNorth Staffordshire Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905Opened
2 April 1923Closed

Brampton Halt railway station was a railway station located in the Brampton area of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 but was short-lived, closing in April 1923, just prior to the amalgamation of the NSR into the London, Midland & Scottish Railway.

Present day

It is now realigned for road usage and the former site is now lost under Brampton Sidings Industrial Estate.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Liverpool Road Halt
Line closed, station closed
  North Staffordshire Railway
Stoke-Market Drayton Line
  Newcastle-under-Lyme
Line closed, station closed

References

  1. Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.

Links to pictures

Pictures of Level Crossing near to the former station

Closed railway stations in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Grand Junction Railway
Great Western Railway
Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Western Railway
Midland Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
Audley branch
Biddulph Valley
Cheadle branch
Churnet Valley
Crewe to Derby
Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension
Potteries Loop
Stoke to Leek
Stoke to Market Drayton
Stoke to Stafford
Stone to Colwich
Trentham Park branch
Waterhouses branch
Shropshire Union Railways
South Staffordshire Railway
Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway
Trent Valley Railway
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