| Market Street Halt | |
|---|---|
 Site of Market Street Halt | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, Newcastle-Under-Lyme England |
| Coordinates | 53°05′11″N 2°14′15″W / 53.0864°N 2.2374°W / 53.0864; -2.2374 |
| Grid reference | SJ842543 |
| Line(s) | Potteries Loop Line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1909 | Opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Closed |
Market Street Halt was a halt that served the town of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. It was opened in 1909 and located on the Potteries Loop Line of the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR). At first it was used by trains in both directions but was later served only by northbound trains due to the severe gradient, being a 1 in 40 climb southbound.
Although only a halt, it had a considerable length of platform and modest wooden buildings, plus an old NSR carriage used as a waiting room.
The halt closed in 1950 and the trackbed is now part of the Potteries Greenway.
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. David & Charles. p. 124. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1986). Memories of the North Staffordshire Railway. Chester: Cheshire Libraries. p. 62. ISBN 0-904532-21-6.
- Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsgrove Liverpool RoadLine and station closed | North Staffordshire RailwayPotteries Loop Line | Newchapel and GoldenhillLine and station closed |
