Winkhill railway station was a

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that served the

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of Winkhill, Staffordshire. It was opened by the

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(NSR) in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935, but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.

Construction and opening

The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to . The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the ''Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898'', and construction took several years, the line not opening until 1905. The station at Winkhill was a later addition to the line. Although a station was included in the original tender for construction of the branch line, it wasn't until 1908 that a single siding for freight traffic was provided at the location and another two years before a station was constructed for passenger traffic.

Station layout

The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities.

Closure

The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935. The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.

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