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Leek
Leek station site in 2018, now a Morrisons supermarket
General information
LocationLeek, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates53°06′01″N 2°01′58″W / 53.1003°N 2.0329°W / 53.1003; -2.0329
Grid referenceSJ978559
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened13 July 1849; 174 years ago (1849-07-13)[1]
Closed4 January 1965; 59 years ago (1965-01-04)[1]
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping
  • London, Midland and Scottish Railway
  • London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 July 1970Closed to freight

Leek railway station served the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849.[2] Passenger services to Uttoxeter were withdrawn in 1965, with complete closure following in 1970. For a short time in 1961–62, special football excursions (the Stanley Matthews Express) were arranged to Stoke following the return of Stanley Matthews to Stoke City FC.

  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. ^ Keys, R.; North Staffordshire Railway Society (1974). The Churnet Valley Railway. Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-16-8.

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