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Armitage railway station

Coordinates: 52°44′26″N 1°52′11″W / 52.7406°N 1.8697°W / 52.7406; -1.8697
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Armitage
The site of the station in 2006
General information
LocationArmitage, Lichfield
England
Coordinates52°44′26″N 1°52′11″W / 52.7406°N 1.8697°W / 52.7406; -1.8697
Grid referenceSK087159
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1847Station opens
13 June 1960Station closes

Armitage railway station was a station on the Trent Valley Line, part of what is now known as the West Coast Main Line, and served the village of Armitage, Staffordshire, England.

History

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The station was opened in 1847 by the London and North Western Railway, and was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1960.

The site today

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The line through the station, which was located between the present stations at Lichfield and Rugeley is still part of the now electrified WCML.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lichfield Trent Valley   London Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Western Railway
  Rugeley Trent Valley

References

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
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