Consall railway station
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Consall station in later years |
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The re-opened station at Consall |
Consall station is a passenger station on the
Churnet Valley Railway in
Staffordshire,
Great Britain.
Consall station, situated on the Churnet valley line (opened
July 13,
1849) of the
North Staffordshire Railway, was opened to both passengers and goods on
March 3,
1902.
The station was a quiet country station serving the needs of workers involved in the forge and nearby
lime kilns. It was however, opened mainly for the small, nearby village.
As with many stations in the
1960s, passenger numbers decreased to such an extent that the station was closed to both passengers and goods in
1965.
During the
1970s a
railway preservation base was setup at nearby
Cheddleton station. This was later to become the base of the Churnet valley Railway. The CVR had slowly been progressing in preserving the line when in the late
1990s they had reached the station site. The down platform was still in existence but without any platform edging stones. These were replaced and this platform opened for passengers
July 11,
1998. Later, construction began on the replica station buildings with these opening on
March 3,
2002. To finish, the wooden up platform was reconstructed so that the original 1902 shelter could be put back into use. This platform was opened on
April 22,
2005.
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