Cresswell railway station

This article is about the former railway station in Staffordshire. For the railway station in Derbyshire, see Creswell railway station.

Cresswell
Level crossing at the site of the former station
Location
Place	Cresswell, Staffordshire
Area	Staffordshire Moorlands
Grid reference	SJ975394
Operations
Pre-grouping	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
7 August 1848	Opened
7 November 1966	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Cresswell railway station was a railway station located on the Stoke-Derby line at Cresswell, Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and closed in 1966.^[1]

The station was located near the Izaak Walton pub and had a substantial building and a small goods yard. It became the junction station for the Cheadle Branch Line in 1892.^[1] When the latter closed to passengers, the sidings remained in occasional use for another 20 years, mainly sand traffic from Cheadle.^[2]

The level crossing was converted to automatic barrier operation in 1989, whereupon the signal box was demolished and the junction was lifted.^[3]

There is no trace of the station today.^[2]

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Blythe Bridge Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Leigh Line open, station closed
		North Staffordshire Railway Potteries Loop Line		Terminus
Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		North Staffordshire Railway Cheadle Branch Line		Tean Line and station closed

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Baker, Allan C. (1979). The Cheadle Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361248X. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042. 
3. ^ "Railways in Draycott". Archived from the original on 2006-05-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20060511074045/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/3542/railways.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 

Coordinates: 52°57′03″N 2°02′13″W / 52.95089°N 2.03705°W / 52.95089; -2.03705