Radway Green & Barthomley railway station was built 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 ...

(NSR) and served the small Cheshire communities of Radway Green, Oakhanger and Barthomley. Located on the NSR line between Crewe and it was the first station on the route from . During the

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the station was the terminating point for many trains transporting workers to and from the nearby

ROF Radway Green The former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF), Radway Green manufactures small arms ammunition for the British armed forces. It is located in the hamlet of Radway Green near Barthomley near Alsager in Cheshire in the UK. History The Royal Ordnance F ...

. This situation continued until a new station, was built at the factory in 1942.

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;Notes ;Sources * * Disused railway stations in Cheshire Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Former North Staffordshire Railway stations Beeching closures in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub