Cresswell railway station

Cresswell railway station was a railway station located on the Stoke-Derby line serving the small village of Cresswell in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and closed in 1966.^[2]

LocationCresswell, Staffordshire,
England

Coordinates52.9508°N 2.0370°W / 52.9508; -2.0370

Grid referenceSJ975394

Platforms2

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Cresswell
Level crossing at the site of the former station
General information
Location	Cresswell, Staffordshire, England
Coordinates	52.9508°N 2.0370°W / 52.9508; -2.0370
Grid reference	SJ975394
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
7 August 1848	Opened[1]
7 November 1966	Closed[1]
Location

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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.^[2] When the latter closed to passengers, the sidings remained in occasional use for another 20 years, mainly sand traffic from Cheadle.^[3]

The level crossing was converted to automatic barrier operation in 1989, whereupon the signal box was demolished and the junction was lifted.^[4]

There is no trace of the station today.^[3]