Alsager Road railway station

Disused railway station in Staffordshire, England

53°05′36″N 2°17′25″W / 53.0932°N 2.2904°W / 53.0932; -2.2904Grid referenceSJ806551Platforms?Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Staffordshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 July 1889Station opens as Talke and Alsager Road1 November 1902Station renamed Alsager Road27 April 1931Station closes

Alsager Road railway station was a station on the North Staffordshire Railway, which operated in the West Midlands county of Staffordshire, in England. The station was located on the outskirts of Alsager.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway, then joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed it eight years later.

The site today

Today the site is sheltered by a row of trees, on the edge of a small industrial area, near the Crewe to Derby Line. It lies to the south east of Alsager railway station.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kidsgrove		London Midland and Scottish Railway North Staffordshire Railway		Audley

References

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.