Market Street Halt railway station
| Market Street Halt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire |
| Area | Newcastle-Under-Lyme |
| Coordinates | 53°05′11″N 2°14′15″W / 53.0864°N 2.2374°WCoordinates: 53°05′11″N 2°14′15″W / 53.0864°N 2.2374°W |
| Grid reference | SJ842543 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1909 | Opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Market Street Halt was the smallest station to serve the town of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. It was opened in 1909 and located on the Potteries Loop Line. At first it was used by trains in both directions but was later served only by northbound trains due to the severe gradient, being a 1 in 40 climb southbound.
Although only a halt, it had a considerable length of platform and modest wooden buildings, plus an old NSR carriage used as a waiting room.
The halt closed in 1950 and the trackbed is now part of the Potteries Greenway.
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