Ipstones | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 1999 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ipstones, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
| Coordinates | 53°04′02″N 1°57′22″W / 53.0671°N 1.9562°W |
| Grid reference | SK030522 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Used (Heritage Railway) |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 June 1905 | Opened[1] |
| 30 September 1935 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to freight[2] |
Ipstones railway station was a railway station that served the village of Ipstones, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 and closed to passenger use in 1935,[3] but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.[2]
The station site today is used as a run-around loop for trains on the heritage Churnet Valley Railway with plans to reopen a station on the site.[4]
- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 225.
- ^ a b Jeuda (1980), p. 68.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
- ^ "The Cauldon Branch". Churnet Valley Railway. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.