Area Newcastle-under-Lyme 6 September 1852 Opened | Grid reference SJ852463 Platforms in use 2 | |
Place Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Pre-grouping North Staffordshire Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways Address Newcastle ST5 1AG, United Kingdom | ||
Newcastle-under-Lyme railway station was a railway station that served the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1852.
The station was located on King Street opposite the Borough Arms Hotel. A small goods yard was located on Water Street.
No trace of the station remains today, as it was closed on 2 March 1964, although the route of the trackbed can still be found.The closure of the station in Newcastle-under-Lyme made the town the largest settlement in the United Kingdom not to have a railway station
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