Sudbury railway station (Staffordshire)

Sudbury railway station was a railway station serving Sudbury, Derbyshire although the station was located in Staffordshire, near to Draycott in the Clay.

Sudbury
General information
Location	Draycott in the Clay, East Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52.8736°N 1.7612°W / 52.8736; -1.7612
Grid reference	SK161307
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 September 1848 (1848-09-11)	Opened[1]
7 November 1966	Closed[1][2]

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and in 1862 it was also served by Great Northern Railway on the route between Stafford and Grantham.

The platforms today have been removed but the railway cottages and signal box are still in use, Trains on the Crewe to Derby Line still pass through the former station.

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 23-26. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Marchington Line open, station Closed		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Scropton Line open, station closed