Alton Towers railway station
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The remains of Alton Towers railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Alton |
| Area | Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire |
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| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS London Midland Region |
| Platforms | 3 |
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| 13 July 1849 | Opened as Alton[1] |
| January 1954 | Renamed Alton Towers[1] |
| 4 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Alton Towers railway station is a disused railway station in the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England.
The station was on the North Staffordshire Railway's Churnet Valley Line from Macclesfield to Uttoxeter.
History
Alton station opened on 13 July 1849 and was built in an Italianate villa style. It was used by the Earl of Shrewsbury who had a luggage lift installed to hoist his baggage up to Alton Towers, his gothic revival residence which is situated at the top of nearby Bunbury Hill.[2] The station also comprised a three-storey tower which contained the Earl's suite of waiting rooms[3] and its platform was particularly long to satisfy the Earl's desire to have impressive surroundings in which to receive his guests.
It became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, The station was renamed Alton Towers in recognition of its previous service to the Alton Towers estate in 1954, only to be closed ten years later by the British Transport Commission.
The site today
The station buildings, which are grade II listed, were acquired by the Landmark Trust, which converted the stationmaster's house into holiday accommodation, opening in 1972.[4] In 2008 the Landmark Trust converted the waiting-room to provide additional accommodation space. The buildings are occasionally open to the public as part of an "Open Day" scheme run by the Trust.
Future
Moorland and City Railways, a new rail company, are set to enter talks with Staffordshire County Council with a view to reopening the railway to Alton Towers. This would allow trains to go directly from Stoke-on-Trent and Leek to Alton Towers.[5]
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| Oakamoor | North Staffordshire Railway Churnet Valley Line |
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- Disused railway stations in Staffordshire
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- Railway stations opened in 1849
- Railway stations closed in 1965
- Grade II listed railway stations
- Italianate architecture in the United Kingdom
- Grade II listed buildings in Staffordshire
- Landmark Trust properties in England
- Former North Staffordshire Railway stations
- 1849 establishments in England
