List of North Staffordshire Railway halts


The North Staffordshire Railway had a number of halts and non-public timetable stations. Halts were small, unstaffed stations with few, if any, facilities. Non-public timetable stations were stations that did not feature in the publicly advertised railway timetable and were, for example, for internal railway use only or only served by excursion trains rather than regular services.
Many of the NSR halts opened in the early 20th century when the NSR introduced railmotor services in an attempt to rival the bus and tram services that were developing in Stoke-on-Trent.
NameGrid reference & co-ordinatesOpenedClosedLinePreceding stationNext stationNotes

1 March 18651 August 1865Stoke–MacclesfieldVery short lived station introduced with opening of Potteries Loop Line to. Closed after five months as use did not meet expectations.

19071921Stoke–DerbyNSR company use only by workers at Stoke railway works, no actual platform or buildings.

26 October 18965 March 1907Stoke–Market DraytonExcursion traffic only, mostly for race days at Keele Park racecourse.

1 June 19057 June 1949Stoke–Market DraytonSometimes referred to as Silverdale. Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 June 190520 September 1926Stoke–Market DraytonOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 June 19052 March 1964Stoke–Market DraytonOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 June 19052 April 1923Stoke–Market DraytonOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 June 190520 September 1926Stoke–Market DraytonOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 June 190530 September 1918Stoke–StaffordOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and. Only served by trains from Stoke.

1 June 190530 September 1918Stoke–StaffordOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 June 19052 April 1923Stoke–StaffordOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and.

1 July 190925 September 1950Loop LineAlso known as Kidsgrove Market Street.

1 October 191411 July 1927Biddulph Valley Line

3 November 18901923Biddulph Valley LineNon-public timetable station; only for the use of workers at the nearby Chatterley Whitfield colliery.

191913 July 1925Biddulph Valley Line

28 March 19101 May 1913Trentham Park branchNo goods facilities. Opened in conjunction with the opening of the branch to Trentham Park; closed only three years later due to low usage owing to competition from bus traffic.