North Rode railway station originally North Rode junction[3] served the village of North Rode, Cheshire. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) on 18 June 1849 and formed the junction of the Churnet Valley Line from the main NSR line between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.[4]

North Rode
Site of the station (2016)
General information
Location	Bosley, Cheshire, Cheshire East England
Coordinates	53.1987°N 2.1504°W / 53.1987; -2.1504
Grid reference	SJ900668
Platforms	2
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
18 June 1849 (1849-06-18)	Opened[1][2]
7 May 1962	Closed to all traffic[1]

The station was some distance from the village and traffic was sparse however the station remained open until 1962 when it closed completely,[5] passenger traffic between North Rode and Leek having been withdrawn in 1960.[6]

Route

References

Notes

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
• Jeuda, Basil (1999). The Churnet Valley Railway. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-05-1.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

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