Alton Towers railway station
Disused railway station in Alton, Staffordshire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the holiday accommodation and the station closed in 1965. For the closest modern-day station to the Alton Towers Resort, see Uttoxeter railway station. For other uses, see Alton (disambiguation) § Transportation.
Alton railway station is a former railway station in Staffordshire. Opened in 1849 by the North Staffordshire Railway and called Alton, the station was part of the Churnet Valley line and served the village of Alton and the country estate at Alton Towers. In 1954, the station was renamed Alton Towers. After being closed in 1965, the station site was purchased by Staffordshire County Council in 1969 to curtail persistent vandalism of the station building, and in 1979 was sold to the Landmark Trust, who renamed the site to Alton Station and converted the former station buildings into holiday accommodation.
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Alton Station | |
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General information | |
Location | Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire England |
Coordinates | 52.9816°N 1.8968°W / 52.9816; -1.8968 |
Grid reference | SK070427 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS British Railways |
Key dates | |
13 July 1849 | Opened as Alton[1] |
January 1954 | Renamed Alton Towers[1] |
4 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
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