Waterhouses (Staffordshire) railway station
| Waterhouses | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Waterhouses, Staffordshire |
| Area | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Coordinates | 53°02′55″N 1°52′27″W / 53.0487°N 1.8742°WCoordinates: 53°02′55″N 1°52′27″W / 53.0487°N 1.8742°W |
| Grid reference | SK087501 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1905 | Opened |
| 12 March 1934 | Closed to all traffic (L&MVLR) |
| 30 September 1935 | Closed to passengers (LMS) |
| 1 March 1943 | Closed to freight (LMS) |
| 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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Waterhouses railway station was a railway station that served the village of Waterhouses, Staffordshire. It was opened jointly by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) in 1905 and closed in 1943.
The station was the terminus of two separate railway lines; the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge NSR branch from Leekbrook Junction and the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge L&MVLR from Hulme End. Both lines were authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898.
From Leekbrook junction, Waterhouses station was 8 miles 68 chains (14.24 km) distant. The branch rose until it reached a summit of 1,000 feet (304.8 m) near Ipstones making that the highest point on the NSR. From there the line fell to until Waterhouses was reached at an elevation of 725 feet (221.0 m). The descent necessitated a steep gradient of 1 in 40 (2.5%) that ended only at the end of the station platform. The station itself was on a falling gradient of 1 in 260 (0.38%).
The other end of the L&MVLR at Hulme End was 8 miles 11 chains (13.1 km) away but construction of the L&MVLR proceeded faster than that of the NSR line and Waterhouses was reached in 1904 but until the joint station was ready the L&MVLR used a temporary station located slightly to the east between its opening on 27 June 1904 and 1 July 1905 when the NSR line opened.
The two lines approached the station from opposite directions; the NSR from the west and the L&MVLR from the east. Each served a single platform which were back to back to each other but at different heights; the L&MVLR platform being lower than the NSR one. This resulted in the platforms being separated by railings to prevent passengers and staff falling off one onto the other.
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