Waterloo Road (NSR) railway station
Waterloo Road | |
|---|---|
Site of Waterloo Road station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hanley, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent England |
| Coordinates | 53°01′53″N 2°10′57″W / 53.0314°N 2.1826°W |
| Grid reference | SJ878482 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland region) |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1900 | Opened |
| 4 October 1943 | Closed to passenger services |
| 3 January 1966 | Closed to general goods services |
| 31 July 1969 | Closed to all goods services |
Waterloo Road railway station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway as part of on the Potteries Loop Line and served the north of the town of Hanley, Staffordshire. The station opened in 1900 as it was the last station on the Potteries Loop Line and the first to close to passengers in 1943 at the height of the Second World War until 1966 general goods traffic remained with oil traffic continuing until trains from Walker's Century Oils Now "Fuchs Oil" ceased sending the trains by 1969 and the line was lifted Thus ending over 100 years of the Potteries Loop Line.
No trace of the station remains today, the station was at the road crossing on Waterloo Road between Hanley and Cobridge.