Waterhouses railway station (Staffordshire)

Waterhouses
General information
LocationWaterhouses, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates53°02′55″N 1°52′27″W / 53.0487°N 1.8742°W / 53.0487; -1.8742
Grid referenceSK087501
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 June 1904temporary station opened for L&MVLR trains
1 July 1905Opened
12 March 1934Closed to all traffic (L&MVLR)
30 September 1935Closed to passengers (LMS)
1 March 1943Closed to freight (LMS)
Waterhouses
Branch Line
Waterhouses
Caldon Low Halt
Caldon Low Quarries
Winkhill Halt
Ipstones
Bradnop
Leek and
Manifold Valley
Light Railway
Hulme End
Ecton
Butterton
Wetton Mill
Redhurst Crossing
Thor's Cave
Grindon
Beeston Tor
Sparrowlee
Waterhouses

Waterhouses railway station was a railway station that served the village of Waterhouses, Staffordshire. It was opened jointly by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) in 1905[1] and closed in 1943.[2]

  1. ^ Butt p. 242.
  2. ^ Christiansen & Miller p. 304.