Fenton railway station

Fenton railway station was opened in 1864 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its line to Derby. It closed in 1961.[2] It was located in Heron Cross and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton Manor.

Fenton
Location	Fenton, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England
Coordinates	52.9949°N 2.1626°W
Grid reference	SJ892441
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
1 August 1864	Opened[1]
6 February 1961	Closed[1]

The buildings and platforms have been demolished although the site itself is still identifiable, occupied by a communications mast.[3]

Preceding station		Historical railways		Following station
Stoke-on-Trent Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Longton Line and station open

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
2. Christiansen, Rex; Miller, R. W. (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
3. Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-204-2.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 63-65. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.