Trentham
The station sign in 2020
General information
LocationTrentham, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
England
Coordinates52°58′06″N 2°10′27″W / 52.9682°N 2.1742°W / 52.9682; -2.1742
Grid referenceSJ883411
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland region)
Key dates
17 April 1848Opened[1]
28 March 1910Trentham Junction platform opened[1]
1 October 1957Trentham Junction platform closed[1]
2 March 1964Closed [1]

Trentham railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) as part of the main line south from Stoke towards Stafford and served the village of Trentham, Staffordshire, England.

The original station opened along with the first section of the Stafford to Manchester Line in 1848. As the station was the closest to Trentham Hall, at the time the principal residence of the Dukes of Sutherland, new station buildings were constructed in 1851 to a design by Charles Barry.[2][3]

Trentham Junction

In 1910 the NSR opened the Trentham Park branch to serve Trentham Gardens.[4] This new line joined the main line slightly to the north of Trentham station and, to enable passengers travelling to/from stations south of Trentham to exchange to the branch, a new single platform station called Trentham Junction was opened. Reached from Trentham station by a short walk, Trentham Junction was always operated as part of Trentham station and never featured separately in public timetables.[1]

Closure

The Trentham Branch line closed to regular passenger traffic in 1927 but continued in use for excursion traffic until 1 October 1957 when the branch and the Trentham Junction platform finally closed [1] The main Trentham station closed in the Beeching cuts of 1964.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. ↑ Dow, George (1970). North Staffordshire Album. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 46. ISBN 0-7110-0128-6.
  3. ↑ Jeuda, Basil (2010). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 1. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-1899889-48-8.
  4. ↑ Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 114. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Rugeley to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 79-95. ISBN 9781908174901. OCLC 972169395.
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Line open, station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station open but station not rail served
Line open, station closed
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Line and station open but station not rail served
TerminusNorth Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed
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