Chasetown (Church Street) railway station
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Chasetown is a heritage railway
station on the Chasewater Railway
. It is the north-eastern terminus of the line and consists of a single platform with a run-round loop. The station was constructed in 2000 as part of the extension of the line, that was undertaken following the construction of the M6 Toll
Motorway. There are no station buildings.
The station is adjacent to Burntwood Rugby Club, (where the Burntwood Wakes festival is held), and when the station was first built it was directly accessible from Chasetown, via the Rugby Club car park on Church Street. However since the construction of phase 3 of the Burntwood Bypass in 2004, direct access to Chasetown is now via a footbridge. Chasewater Heaths railway station
is just to the north, indeed to get to Chasetown by road one has to go past Chasewater Heaths.
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
station on the Chasewater Railway
Chasewater Railway
The Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. It is now operated as a heritage railway.The line is approximately two miles in length, contained entirely within Chasewater Country Park...
. It is the north-eastern terminus of the line and consists of a single platform with a run-round loop. The station was constructed in 2000 as part of the extension of the line, that was undertaken following the construction of the M6 Toll
M6 Toll
The M6 Toll , connects M6 Junction 4 at the NEC to M6 Junction 11A at Wolverhampton with of six-lane motorway. The weekday cash cost is £5.30 for a car and £10.60 for a HGV...
Motorway. There are no station buildings.
The station is adjacent to Burntwood Rugby Club, (where the Burntwood Wakes festival is held), and when the station was first built it was directly accessible from Chasetown, via the Rugby Club car park on Church Street. However since the construction of phase 3 of the Burntwood Bypass in 2004, direct access to Chasetown is now via a footbridge. Chasewater Heaths railway station
Chasewater Heaths railway station
Chasewater Heaths is a heritage railway station on the Chasewater Railway in Burntwood, Staffordshire. It has station building facilities, including a cafe; and a recently rebuilt signal box...
is just to the north, indeed to get to Chasetown by road one has to go past Chasewater Heaths.