Ipstones railway station
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Ipstones railway station was a railway station that served the village of Ipstones, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 and closed to passenger use in 1935,[3] but remained open to freight traffic until 1964.[2]
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Ipstones | |
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General information | |
Location | Ipstones, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
Coordinates | 53.0671°N 1.9562°W / 53.0671; -1.9562 |
Grid reference | SK030522 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Used (Heritage Railway) |
History | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
5 June 1905 | Opened[1] |
30 September 1935 | Closed to passengers[1] |
4 May 1964 | Closed to freight[2] |
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The station site today is used as a run-around loop for trains on the heritage Churnet Valley Railway with plans to reopen a station on the site.[4]