Norton Bridge railway station is four miles north-west of Stafford

Stafford

Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...

 on the West Coast Main Line

West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...

 near the village of Norton Bridge

Norton Bridge

Norton Bridge is a village in Staffordshire, England. Until 2004 it was served by Norton Bridge railway station.Arguably Norton Bridge is a hamlet as it is in the Parish of Chebsey and does not have its own church.Local amenities...

 in 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...

, England.

The main line platforms were removed before electrification

Railway electrification in Great Britain

Railway electrification in Great Britain started towards of the 19th century. A great range of voltages have been used in the intervening period using both overhead lines and third rails, however the most common standard for mainline services is now 25 kV AC using overhead lines and the...

 in the 1960s. The island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 serving the Manchester via Stoke-on-Trent branch of the WCML has been out of use since 2004 when the footbridge

Footbridge

A footbridge or pedestrian bridge is a bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists, animal traffic and horse riders, rather than vehicular traffic. Footbridges complement the landscape and can be used decoratively to visually link two distinct areas or to signal a transaction...

 was removed in order to improve clearances.

The passenger train service has been replaced by a bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 services, the 490 which operates Monday-Saturday.

From 2007, the Office of Rail Regulation

Office of Rail Regulation

The Office of Rail Regulation is a statutory board which is the combined economic and safety regulatory authority for Great Britain's railway network. It was established on 5 July 2004 by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, replacing the Rail Regulator...

 no longer counted usage figures.

Buses to Stafford depart at 0749, 0940, 1159, 1352 and 1609 and 1715.

Buses to Stone depart at 0840, 1031, 1251 and 1446.

Connections can be made at Stone with the Bakerbus

BakerBus

BakerBus is the trading name used by the bus fleet of Bakers Coaches, a bus and coach operator based in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England. They operate a fleet of around 50 vehicles on local bus services and coach hire work.-History:...

 X1, which serves Barlaston and Wedgwood railway stations and accepts valid rail tickets.

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