The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) had a number of halts and non-public timetable stations. Halts were small, unstaffed stations with few, if any, facilities. Non-public timetable stations were stations that did not feature in the publicly advertised railway timetable and were, for example, for internal railway use only or only served by excursion trains rather than regular services.
Many of the NSR halts opened in the early 20th century when the NSR introduced railmotor services in an attempt to rival the bus and tram services that were developing in Stoke-on-Trent.
Name Grid reference & co-ordinates Opened Closed Line Preceding station Next station Notes 1 March 1865 1 August 1865 Stoke–Macclesfield Very short lived station introduced with opening of Potteries Loop Line to . Closed after five months as use did not meet expectations. 1907 1921 Stoke–Derby NSR company use only by workers at Stoke railway works, no actual platform or buildings. 26 October 1896 5 March 1907 Stoke–Market Drayton Excursion traffic only, mostly for race days at Keele Park racecourse. 1 June 1905 7 June 1949 Stoke–Market Drayton Sometimes referred to as Silverdale (Crown Street). Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . 1 June 1905 20 September 1926 Stoke–Market Drayton Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . 1 June 1905 2 March 1964 Stoke–Market Drayton Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . (Not to be confused with ) 1 June 1905 2 April 1923 Stoke–Market Drayton Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . 1 June 1905 20 September 1926 Stoke–Market Drayton Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . 1 June 1905 30 September 1918 Stoke–Stafford Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . Only served by trains from Stoke. 1 June 1905 30 September 1918 Stoke–Stafford Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . 1 June 1905 2 April 1923 Stoke–Stafford Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between and . 1 July 1909 25 September 1950 Loop Line Also known as Kidsgrove Market Street. 1 October 1914 11 July 1927 Biddulph Valley Line 3 November 1890 1923 Biddulph Valley Line Non-public timetable station; only for the use of workers at the nearby Chatterley Whitfield colliery. 1919 13 July 1925 Biddulph Valley Line 28 March 1910 1 May 1913 Trentham Park branch No goods facilities. Opened in conjunction with the opening of the branch to Trentham Park; closed only three years later due to low usage owing to competition from bus traffic.
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