Leek | |
|---|---|
 Leek station site in 2018, now a Morrisons supermarket | |
| General information | |
| Location | Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
| Coordinates | 53°06′01″N 2°01′58″W / 53.1003°N 2.0329°W |
| Grid reference | SJ978559 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 July 1849[1] |
| Closed | 4 January 1965[1] |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | |
| Key dates | |
| 3 July 1970 | Closed to freight |
Leek railway station served the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849.[2] Passenger services to Uttoxeter were withdrawn in 1965, with complete closure following in 1970. For a short time in 1961–62, special football excursions (the Stanley Matthews Express) were arranged to Stoke following the return of Stanley Matthews to Stoke City FC.
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Keys, R.; North Staffordshire Railway Society (1974). The Churnet Valley Railway. Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-16-8.