Leek railway station

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Leek railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 53°06′01″N 2°01′58″W / 53.1003°N 2.0329°W

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Leek
Leek station site in 2018, now a Morrisons supermarket
General information
Location	Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands England
Coordinates	53°06′01″N 2°01′58″W / 53.1003°N 2.0329°W / 53.1003; -2.0329
Grid reference	SJ978559
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	13 July 1849; 175 years ago (1849-07-13)^[1]
Closed	4 January 1965; 59 years ago (1965-01-04)^[1]
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 July 1970	Closed to freight

Leek railway station served the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849.^[2] Passenger services to Uttoxeter were withdrawn in 1965, with complete closure following in 1970. For a short time in 1961–62, special football excursions (the Stanley Matthews Express) were arranged to Stoke following the return of Stanley Matthews to Stoke City FC.

History

Leek had a substantial station and goods yard, but competition from road transport led to the withdrawal of services to Stoke-on-Trent in 1956 and the remaining passenger services to Uttoxeter in 1965. Freight workings continued until 1970.^[2]

The site of the station is now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket,^[3] although the road bridge is still in situ between the latter's car park and petrol station.

Future

In 2009, Moorlands and City Railways Ltd (MCR) bought the 20 miles of railway line from Stoke in the west-direction of Leek, with a view to reconnect Leek with the national network.^[4]

A new station could be constructed in Leek, possibly on the Cornhill development on the outskirts of the town, although the MCR would prefer a station closer to the town centre.^[5]^[6] Following its initial refusal of planning permission in September 2014, Moorlands District Council accepted a second proposal which would see a station provided next to the 17-acre Barnfield Industrial Estate in Cornhill, on a site previously occupied by Hughes Concrete Products.^[7] The new station would become the Churnet Valley Railway's northern terminus and the headquarters of the MCR.^[7] The ¾-mile extension from Leek Brook would be funded by the sale of land within a triangle at Leekbrook for housing.^[7]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Rudyard Line and station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley line		Leek Brook Line and station closed

References

^ ^a ^b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
^ ^a ^b Keys, R.; North Staffordshire Railway Society (1974). The Churnet Valley Railway. Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-16-8.
^ Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.
^ "New rail link 'best thing in years for Moorlands'". This is Staffordshire. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ Broadbent, Steve (25 July – 7 August 2012). "Looks like Leek's luck may change". RAIL (701): 72.
^ "Road talks put job zone back on track". This is Staffordshire. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brodrick, Nick (March 2015). "Leek back on the agenda as council permits station". The Railway Magazine. 161 (1368): 73.

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