Radway Green & Barthomley railway station

Radway Green & Barthomley railway station was a railway station in Cheshire, England, from 1848 to 1966. It was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and served the villages of Barthomley, Oakhanger and Radway Green. Located on the NSR line between Crewe and Kidsgrove it was the first station on the route from Crewe.

Radway Green & Barthomley
General information
Location	Radway Green, Cheshire England
Grid reference	SJ776543
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region)
Key dates
9 October 1848	Opened as Radway Green[1]
1909–1910	renamed Radway Green & Barthomley[1]
6 July 1964	Closed to Goods[2]
7 November 1966	Closed to Passengers[1]

Level crossing at the former station (2010)

During the Second World War the station was the terminating point for many trains transporting workers to and from the nearby ROF Radway Green. This situation continued until a new station, Millway was built at the factory in 1942.^[3]

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 325.
2. Hartless, Adrian (April 2019). "1.Leek-Stoke-Crewe". Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781910356296. XVIX.The limited goods facilities closed on 6th July 1964
3. Jeuda (2012), p. 28.

Sources

• Jeuda, Basil (2012). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 2. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1899889-65-5.
• 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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