| Silverdale | |
|---|---|
 The site of Silverdale station and the former Silverdale Colliery in December 2017, now the end of the greenway from Newcastle-under-Lyme. The platforms are all that remain in situ. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°01′02″N 2°16′33″W / 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. |
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.
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.
Present day
Today, only the restored platforms are still in place. The station building has been rebuilt at the Apedale Heritage Centre.
On 21 August 2009, work on Silverdale station platforms was observed with brickwork being repaired or repointed and they have now been restored as part of a railway footpath to Newcastle-under-Lyme.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keele Line closed, station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Stoke-Market Drayton Line |
Crown Street Halt Line closed, station closed |
References
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- ^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 77-86. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
