Denstone railway station

Denstone
Location
Place	Denstone
Area	Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°57′51″N 1°51′03″W / 52.96411°N 1.85078°W / 52.96411; -1.85078Coordinates: 52°57′51″N 1°51′03″W / 52.96411°N 1.85078°W / 52.96411; -1.85078
Operations
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	LMS London Midland Region
Platforms	2
History
13 July 1849	Station opened
4 January 1965	Station closed (passenger)
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Denstone railway station is a closed station on the Churnet Valley railway, which served the village of Denstone in Staffordshire.

History

The Churnet Valley railway was authorised on 26 June 1846 and opened on 13 July 1849. It generally followed the course of the former Uttoxeter Canal, as it was built to transport goods previously transported along the canal. It closed to passengers on 4 January 1965.^[1]

References

1. ^ Scott, Peter (1998). A history of the Alton Towers railway: including other railways & transport systems at Alton Towers, together with the railways at Lilleshall Hall & Trentham Gardens. Peter Scott. p. 65. ISBN 1902368061. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xsVyeQh3_GUC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Alton		North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Railway		Rocester