Kidsgrove Station - Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, UK - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

The station is 7.5 miles (12.07 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to 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 Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC).

The present station was opened 9 October 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway as Harecastle.
During the early years of the North Staffordshire era it was variously called Harecastle Junction, Kidsgrove Junction. Kidsgrove Junction and Harecastle before settling upon Harecastle in 1875.
Between 1885/6 and 1923/4 it was called Harecastle for Kidsgrove.
In 1944 it was renamed Kidsgrove.
In British Rail days it was known as Kidsgrove Central when the town had three stations.
The two other stations Kidsgrove Liverpool Road, opened 15 November 1875 and Market Street Halt, opened 1 July 1909 and were located on the old North Staffordshire Railway's Potteries Loop Line (All three stations were opened by the North Staffordshire Railway). (visit link)

The station is situated on the Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line at the junction where the line from Stoke-on-Trent divides for Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.
It is just north of the Harecastle Tunnels on the Trent and Mersey Canal and the Harecastle railway tunnel and 1965 railway diversion. Source - Wikipedia : (visit link)

Photograph - The Railway Station c.1965 (visit link)

Station Road
Kidsgrove
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST7 1BX

Ticket office opening hours
Monday to Friday: 06:10 to 12:30
Saturday: 06:10 to 12:30
Sunday: Closed
Self service ticket machines -Yes
Collection of pre-purchased tickets -Yes

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Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: East Midlands Trains Crewe-Stoke-Derby service. Northern (direct service to Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent) London Midland, who provide an hourly semi-fast service to Crewe, Stafford,Stoke-on-Trent and London Euston. Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link] If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

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