Market Street Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, Newcastle-Under-Lyme England |
Coordinates | 53°05′11″N 2°14′15″W / 53.0864°N 2.2374°W |
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[1] |
25 September 1950 | Closed[1] |
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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[3]
The halt closed in 1950 and the trackbed is now part of the Potteries Greenway.[4]