- Norton Bridge railway station
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Norton Bridge 
Location Place Norton Bridge Local authority Stafford Operations Station code NTB Managed by London Midland Number of platforms 0 (of 2) Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 2,080 2005/06 * 585 2006/07 * 341 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Norton Bridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Norton Bridge railway station is four miles north-west of Stafford on the West Coast Main Line near the village of Norton Bridge in Staffordshire, England.
The main line platforms were removed before electrification in the 1960s. The island platform serving the Manchester via Stoke-on-Trent branch of the WCML has been out of use since 2004 when the footbridge was removed in order to improve clearances.
The passenger train service has been replaced by a bus services, the 490 which operates Monday-Saturday.
From 2007, the Office of Rail Regulation no longer counted usage figures.[1]
Buses to Stafford depart at 0749, 0940, 1159, 1352 and 1609 and 1715.
Buses to Stone depart at 0840, 1031, 1251 and 1446.Connections can be made at Stone with the Bakerbus X1, which serves Barlaston and Wedgwood railway stations and accepts valid rail tickets.
References
- ^ Cheesewright, Phil (2009-04-20). "Station usage 2007/2008" (PDF). Delta Rail. p. Page 8. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/stn_usage_report_0708.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
External links
- Train times and station information for Norton Bridge railway station from National Rail
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Stafford
Line and station openLondon Midland
Stafford to Manchester LineStone
Line and station openCoordinates: 52°51′57″N 2°11′25″W / 52.86583°N 2.19028°W
Categories:- Railway stations in Staffordshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1837
- Railway stations closed in 1876
- Railway stations opened in 1876
- Railway stations served by London Midland
- DfT Category F2 stations
- West Midlands (region) railway station stubs
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