Potteries Loop Line

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The Potteries Loop Line was a railway line in Staffordshire, England, that served the pottery-producing towns of the Stoke-on-Trent area, connecting several communities in the industrial "Potteries" district.

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Potteries Loop Line canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former railway line
railway line
builtBy North Staffordshire Railway
closedCompletely 1960s
closedToPassengersUnder Beeching cuts
completed 1875
connectedTo Kidsgrove
Stoke-on-Trent station
West Coast Main Line
country United Kingdom
hadStation Burslem railway station
Cobridge railway station
Etruria railway station
Hanley railway station
Kidsgrove Central railway station
Shelton railway station
Tunstall railway station
laterOperator British Railways
linked to: British Rail

London, Midland and Scottish Railway
legacyUse sections converted to cycleways
sections converted to footpaths
locatedIn England
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
The Potteries
notableTraffic pottery industry freight
opened 1873
openedSection Burslem to Tunstall section opened 1873
Hanley to Burslem section opened 1873
Shelton to Hanley section opened 1864
Tunstall to Kidsgrove section opened 1875
operator North Staffordshire Railway
partOf North Staffordshire Railway network
passengerServicesWithdrawn 1964
primaryPurpose passenger traffic
regionNicknamed The Potteries
routeCharacter industrial
urban
secondaryPurpose freight traffic
served Burslem
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent area
linked to: Stoke-on-Trent

Tunstall
pottery-producing towns
servedIndustry ceramics industry
coal mining
ironworks

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North Staffordshire Railway notableRoute Potteries Loop Line