Winkhill railway station

53°03′14″N 1°55′01″W / 53.0539°N 1.9169°W / 53.0539; -1.9169Grid referenceSK056507Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Staffordshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey datesJune 1910Opened^[1]30 September 1935Closed to passengers^[2]4 May 1964Closed to freight^[3]

Winkhill railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Winkhill, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935,^[4] but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.^[3]

The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to Waterhouses. The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898,^[5][6] and construction took several years, the line not opening until 1905.

The station at Winkhill was a later addition to the line. Although a station was included in the original tender for construction of the branch line, it wasn't until 1908 that a single siding for freight traffic was provided at the location and another two years before a station was constructed for passenger traffic.^[1]

The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities.^[7]

The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935.^[8] The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.^[3]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Caldon Low Halt		North Staffordshire Railway Waterhouses branch		Ipstones

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