Keele railway station
Keele railway station served both the villages of Keele and Madeley Heath, in Staffordshire, England, between 1870 and 1967.
History
The Stoke to Market Drayton Line was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1870. The station, then called Keele Road was opened on the same day as the line; it was renamed Keele in 1898.The line through the station was singled in 1934 and the number of platforms reduced to one, but the line through the disused platform was retained as a passing loop for goods trains.
Passenger traffic at the station was withdrawn in 1956 and goods traffic was withdrawn in January 1967, when the station closed altogether. The line through the station remained in use until the closure of Silverdale Colliery in 1998.