Fenton Manor railway station was a station in the Fenton area of

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, opened in 1889 by the

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on its line to

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. It was located on Victoria Road and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton on the Stoke-Derby Line. The station closed in 1956. The track is still ''in situ'' and the buildings still exist. The platform edges can still be traced. At the end of the station, towards Leek, is the Fenton Manor Tunnel which is long.

Future

The station lies on the proposed line to reopen from Stoke to Leekbrook Junction (Moorland City Railway).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenton Manor Railway Station Disused railway stations in Stoke-on-Trent Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889 Former North Staffordshire Railway stations