Meir railway station

Meir railway station
Meir
Location
Place Meir, Staffordshire
Area Stoke-on-Trent
Grid reference SJ935421
Operations
Pre-grouping North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
12 May 1894 Opened
7 November 1966 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Meir railway station was a station that served the Meir area of Stoke-on-Trent, England. It was opened in 1894 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its line to Derby and was situated in a cutting to the east of Meir tunnel.

The station closed in 1966 and no trace of it remains today.[1]

Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Line open, station closed
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway

References

  1. ^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042. 

Coordinates: 52°58′36″N 2°05′45″W / 52.97669°N 2.09575°W / 52.97669; -2.09575


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