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Oakamoor | |
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General information | |
Location | Oakamoor, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire England |
Coordinates | 52°59′50″N 1°55′19″W / 52.9971°N 1.9219°W |
Grid reference | SK053444 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
1 September 1849 | Opened[1] |
4 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
Oakamoor railway station is a closed railway station in the Churnet Valley, Staffordshire. The station was opened in 1849 as part of the Churnet Valley Line constructed by the North Staffordshire Railway. Serving the village of Oakamoor the station remained open until 1965 when all services were withdrawn, A little north of the station, freight traffic from Oakamoor Sand Sidings continued until 1988.
From 1917 until 1963 shunting in these sidings was performed by a battery-electric locomotive, built on a wagon chassis. This has now been preserved at the National Railway Museum.