Leek railway station (historical)
GPTKB entity
Properties (60)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway station
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
Victorian
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gptkbp:associated_with |
local economy
local tourism local industry |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
Leek_and_Manifold_Valley_Light_Railway
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gptkbp:community_impact |
improved access
served as a transport link |
gptkbp:community_role |
served local residents
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gptkbp:communityEvents |
hosted local events
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
station site
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gptkbp:constructionMaterial |
brick
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
local history
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gptkbp:design |
station building
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
53.1000° N, 2.0167° W
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
local heritage site
important for local transport history contributed to local development |
gptkbp:historicalContext |
Victorian era
part of industrial revolution |
gptkbp:historicalEvent |
transportation development
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gptkbp:historicalFigures |
shown on historical maps
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gptkbp:historicalRecords |
station archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
documented in railway history books
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Leek railway station (historical)
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gptkbp:impact |
influenced travel patterns
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gptkbp:infrastructure |
railway infrastructure
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gptkbp:launchDate |
1965-01-01
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gptkbp:legacy |
influenced local transport policy
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gptkbp:localHistory |
remembered by locals
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Leek,_Staffordshire,_England
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gptkbp:opened |
1849
1965 |
gptkbp:openedIn |
declining passenger numbers
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gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:North_Staffordshire_Railway
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gptkbp:passenger_traffic |
declined_post-World_War_II
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gptkbp:platforms |
2
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gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:North_Staffordshire_Railway
part of railway history |
gptkbp:replacedBy |
bus services
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gptkbp:servedIn |
Leek_town
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gptkbp:services |
passenger trains
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gptkbp:significance |
historical transport hub
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gptkbp:stations |
ticket office
waiting room functional design signal box LEK platform shelter part of railway expansion goods yard linear layout |
gptkbp:status |
demolished
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gptkbp:successor |
Leek_Brook_railway_station
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gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives |
not preserved
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gptkbp:transportation |
rail transport
regional transport routes legacy of railway transport |
gptkbp:transportLinks |
connected to other lines
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gptkbp:type |
disused railway station
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