Biddulph railway station was a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
opened by the
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire.
The company was based i ...
in 1864. Originally named Gillow Heath the station was renamed Biddulph on 1 May 1897. The station was on the
Biddulph Valley line that ran from a junction just north of on the – line to a junction south of Stoke-on-Trent station.
Passenger traffic was withdrawn from the station on 11 July 1927, but freight traffic continued until 5 October 1964.
References
Former North Staffordshire Railway stations
Disused railway stations in Staffordshire
Biddulph
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