Alton station | |
|---|---|
 The remains of Alton Towers railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°58′54″N 1°53′48″W / 52.9816°N 1.8968°W |
| Grid reference | SK070427 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 13 July 1849 | Opened as Alton[1] |
| January 1954 | Renamed Alton Towers[1] |
| 4 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
Alton is a former railway station in Staffordshire, which served the village of Alton and the country estate at Alton Towers. Opened in 1849 by the North Staffordshire Railway, the station was a stop on the Churnet Valley line. In 1954, the station was renamed Alton Towers. After its closure in 1965, the station site was purchased by Staffordshire County Council in 1969 to curtail persistent vandalism of the station building. In 1979, it was sold to the Landmark Trust, who reverted the site's name back to Alton and converted the former station buildings into holiday accommodation.
- ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.