Meir railway station
| Meir | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Meir, Staffordshire |
| Area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Grid reference | SJ935421 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 12 May 1894 | Opened[1] |
| 7 November 1966 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Meir railway station was a station that served the Meir area of Stoke-on-Trent, England. It was opened in 1894 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its line to Derby and was situated in a cutting to the east of Meir tunnel.
The station closed in 1966 and no trace of it remains today. The building was of timber construction which had a booking office with cast iron coal burning stove, a waiting room that had benched seating, a small store room for cleaning and bike storage, and a "Elsan" bucket type toilet that was normally emptied by the Junior Porter in a dug out hole in the small wooded area to the rear of the building. There was a wooden shelter in the middle of the downside platform, and on the eastern end stood the coal shed made of sleepers complete with chute from the bridge for road vehicle delivery.
[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line open, station closed | North Staffordshire Railway | Line and station open |
References
- 1 2 Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ↑ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
Coordinates: 52°58′37″N 2°05′55″W / 52.9770°N 2.0985°W