Longton railway station

Longton railway station is a railway station in England at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to 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 Railway. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost.

Longton
An Central Trains Class 170 DMU at Longton railway station in September 2006
General information
Location	Longton, Stoke-on-Trent England
Grid reference	SJ908436
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LGN
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
7 August 1848 (1848-08-07)	Opened[1]
Passengers
2018/19	74,232
2019/20	73,840
2020/21	20,364
2021/22	44,550
2022/23	55,318
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened on 7 August 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway. It is located on an embankment opposite the town hall and next to a cantilever bridge, which is a local landmark. A ticket office is located in a walkway underneath the station but has been locked out of use since the early 1990s.

In 2003 a new bus station was built adjacent to the railway station and named Longton Transport Interchange. Nearby, new commercial premises have been built, including a large Tesco Extra supermarket.

To the west of the station is Foley Crossing signal box.

Facilities

Like most stations on the line, the station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. There is, however, a ticket machine at road level.^[2]

There is a small cycle rack at the entrance to the station as well as a chargeable car park.^[3]

Step free access is not available to either of the platforms at Longton.^[4]

Services

All services at Longton are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service westbound to Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent and eastbound to Newark Castle via Derby and Nottingham.^[5] During the late evenings, services terminate at Nottingham instead of Newark Castle.

On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Crewe and Derby only although no trains operate before 14:00.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stoke-on-Trent		East Midlands Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Blythe Bridge
	Historical railways
Fenton Line open, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Normacot Line open, station closed

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
2. "Longton station information". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
3. "Train Station Car Parking". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
4. "Longton station map". National Rail. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. Table 50 National Rail timetable, May 2022

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 60-62. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.

External links

• Train times and station information for Longton railway station from National Rail
• Page with more info on the station

52.990°N 2.137°W / 52.990; -2.137

1. https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/3150/download?inline