North Rode railway station

North Rode
Location
Place	Bosley, Cheshire
Area	Cheshire East
Grid reference	SJ900668
Operations
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
13 July 1849	Opened
7 May 1962	Closed to all traffic
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North Rode railway station served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield .^[1]

The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,^[2] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.^[3]

Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Macclesfield		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Macclesfield		Congleton
Macclesfield		North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line		Bosley

Notes

1. ^ Jeuda p. 47.
2. ^ Christiansen & Miller p. 307.
3. ^ Christiansen & Miller p. 304.

References

Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 5121 4. 
Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 01 899 889 05. 

Coordinates: 53°11′55″N 2°09′02″W / 53.19870°N 2.15052°W / 53.19870; -2.15052