Burslem railway station

Burslem railway station served the town of Burslem, in Staffordshire, England, between 1873 and 1961. It was a stop on the Potteries Loop Line and was located on Moorland Road, adjacent to Burslem Park.

History

The station should have opened along with the extension of the Potteries Loop Line from on 1 November 1873, but the Board of Trade inspector was not satisfied so there was a delay of a month before opening. The line ran between Staffordshire and Cheshire; it connected with, via, and.
It was recommended for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report from British Railways; it was closed along with the Potteries Loop Line in 1964.

The site today

Most traces of the station have been removed although the old station master's house, known as Station House, is still occupied on a site between the old line and Burslem Park on Moorland Road.
The site of the station and sidings now forms part of a Greenway for walkers and cyclists, running along part of the route of the old Loop Line which has been landscaped.

In popular culture

Writer Arnold Bennett, who lived locally and was buried in Burslem Cemetery in 1931, remembers Burslem station in his writing. Examples include "Anna of the Five Towns" and "The Old Wives' Tale" , in which the five towns' names corresponded closely with their originals; Burslem became Bursley.