Uttoxeter Railway Station

Uttoxeter railway station serves the town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. It is served by trains on the Crewe-Derby Line which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, but there are no retail facilities at this station. Despite it being the closest railway station to Alton Towers, it is not within walking distance of the station but there is a semi-regular bus link to it. HistoryNorth Staffordshire RailwayThe present station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) to serve its main line from to. Prior to 1881, three different stations had been in use simultaneously, all being built by the NSR. The section from Stoke-on-Trent to Uttoxeter was opened on 7 August 1848. The first station opened in the town was Uttoxeter Bridge Street station, which opened the same day as the line opened from Stoke. However the station buildings were not complete and temporarily the crossing keeper's hut nearby was used. The following month on 11 September 1848 the line was completed through to Burton and through running between Stoke and Derby began. When the Churnet Valley Line was opened on 13 July 1849, Uttoxeter Junction station was opened on the mainline to serve as an interchange with the Churnet Valley line and on the same date, Uttoxeter Dove Bank station was also opened on the Churnet Valley line.

Uttoxeter railway station serves the town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. It is served by trains on the Crewe-Derby Line which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, but there are no retail facilities at this station. Despite it being the closest railway station to Alton Towers, it is not within walking distance of the station but there is a semi-regular bus link to it. HistoryNorth Staffordshire RailwayThe present station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) to serve its main line from to. Prior to 1881, three different stations had been in use simultaneously, all being built by the NSR. The section from Stoke-on-Trent to Uttoxeter was opened on 7 August 1848. The first station opened in the town was Uttoxeter Bridge Street station, which opened the same day as the line opened from Stoke. However the station buildings were not complete and temporarily the crossing keeper's hut nearby was used. The following month on 11 September 1848 the line was completed through to Burton and through running between Stoke and Derby began. When the Churnet Valley Line was opened on 13 July 1849, Uttoxeter Junction station was opened on the mainline to serve as an interchange with the Churnet Valley line and on the same date, Uttoxeter Dove Bank station was also opened on the Churnet Valley line.