Audlem
The station's location (1990)
General information
LocationAudlem, Cheshire East
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 October 1863Station opens
9 September 1963Station closes

Audlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.

It served the village of Audlem in Cheshire, England until closure in 1963.[1] The station was immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

History

The station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October 1863,[2] although the line was operated by the Great Western Railway from its opening, and the N&MDR eventually amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1897.[3] The line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 9 September 1963.[2]

Stationmasters

Routes

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coxbank Halt   Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Great Western Railway
   Coole Pilate Halt

References

  1. ^ "Audlem Village History website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 21
  3. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 7. OCLC 55853736.
  4. ^ "Audlem Supper". Wellington Journal. England. 9 March 1867. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Audlem. Funeral of the Late Stationmaster". Wellington Journal. England. 6 May 1893. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Audlem. Death of the Stationmaster". Nantwich Guardian. England. 25 January 1918. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Obituary. Mr. A.S. Rickard". Nantwich Chronicle. England. 19 September 1953. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Audlem". Crewe Chronicle. England. 7 November 1936. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Stationmaster's Retirement". Cheshire Observer. England. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Chester Railwayman's Promotion". Chester Chronicle. England. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Stationmaster's Promotion". Nantwich Chronicle. England. 5 March 1949. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Closed railway stations in Cheshire
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