Kidsgrove railway station

Kidsgrove
National Rail
General information
LocationKidsgrove, Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
England
Grid referenceSJ837543
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms4
Bus routes95 Biddulph to Audley[1]
Bus operatorsD&G Bus[1]
Other information
Station codeKDG
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
9 October 1848 (1848-10-09)Opened as Harecastle[2]
2 October 1944renamed Kidsgrove Central[2]
18 April 1966renamed Kidsgrove[2]
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.236 million
2020/21Decrease 54,796
 Interchange  5,812
2021/22Increase 0.189 million
 Interchange Increase 19,602
2022/23Increase 0.224 million
 Interchange Decrease 16,881
2023/24Increase 0.244 million
 Interchange Increase 21,075
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kidsgrove railway station serves the town of Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, England. The station is 7.5 miles (12.07 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe–Derby line which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway.

  1. ^ a b Walker, Melanie (25 January 2024). "Bus service can be used for 'fantastic day out'". Congleton Chronicle. p. 18.
  2. ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.