Aston-by-Stone railway station

Aston-by-Stone railway station is a disused railway station in the village of Aston, Staffordshire, England.

Aston-by-Stone
The remains of the station (1990)
Location	Aston-by-Stone, Stafford England
Coordinates	52.8913°N 2.1247°W
Grid reference	SJ916327
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 November 1901	Station opened
6 January 1947	Station closed

History

Opened by the North Staffordshire Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station closed in 1947

The site today

Trains still pass on the now electrified West Coast Main Line.

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Stone Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Stone to Colwich Line		Sandon Line open, station closed

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Rugeley to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 38-40. ISBN 9781908174901. OCLC 972169395.

External links

• Aston station on navigable 1946 O. S. map