Oakamoor railway station is a closed

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in the Churnet Valley, Staffordshire. The station was opened in 1849 as part of the Churnet Valley Line constructed by the

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. Serving the village of

Oakamoor Oakamoor is a small village in north Staffordshire, England. Although it is now a rural area, it has an industrial past which drew on the natural resources of the Churnet valley. Iron was smelted from medieval times. Copper and lumber were also ...

the station remained open until 1965 when all services were withdrawn, A little north of the station, freight traffic from Oakamoor Sand Sidings continued until 1988. From 1917 until 1963 shunting in these sidings was performed by a battery-electric locomotive, built on a wagon chassis. This has now been preserved at the

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Preservation

The track remains in situ as far as the sand sidings and is now owned by the

Churnet Valley Railway The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It operates on part of the former Churnet Valley Line.which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. ...

(CVR). It is not yet in regular use, but on 21 September 2008, the first service for 20 years ran to Oakamoor with a CVR shareholders' special. The railway trackbed that extends down the Churnet Valley to the former station at

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has been converted to a footpath. The CVR hopes to one day reach Oakamoor station as part of a project in bringing the CVR into becoming the largest preserved railway network within the centre of England.

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Oakamoor station on navigable 1948 O. S. map
{{Closed stations Staffordshire Disused railway stations in Staffordshire Former North Staffordshire Railway stations Beeching closures in England Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1849 establishments in England 1965 disestablishments in England