Leek railway station
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Leek railway station was a railway station that served the town of Leek
, Staffordshire
. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
in 1849.
Leek had a substantial station and goods yard
, but competition from road transport led to the withdrawal of services to Stoke-on-Trent
in 1956 and the remaining passenger services to Uttoxeter in 1965. Freight workings survived until 1970.
The site of the station is now occupied by a Morrisons
supermarket, although the road bridge is still in situ between the latter's car park and petrol station.
In 2009, Moorlands and City Railways LTD (MCR) bought 20 miles of line from Stoke in the direction of Leek, with a view to reconnect Leek with the national network. This would involve building a new station in Leek.
Leek, Staffordshire
Leek is a market town in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. It is an ancient borough and was granted its royal charter in 1214.It is the administrative centre for the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
in 1849.
Leek had a substantial station and goods yard
Goods station
A goods station is, in the widest sense, a railway station which is exclusively or predominantly where goods of any description are loaded or unloaded from ships or road vehicles and/or where goods wagons are transferred to local sidings.A station where goods are not specifically received or...
, but competition from road transport led to the withdrawal of services to Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
in 1956 and the remaining passenger services to Uttoxeter in 1965. Freight workings survived until 1970.
The site of the station is now occupied by a Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
supermarket, although the road bridge is still in situ between the latter's car park and petrol station.
In 2009, Moorlands and City Railways LTD (MCR) bought 20 miles of line from Stoke in the direction of Leek, with a view to reconnect Leek with the national network. This would involve building a new station in Leek.