Longport railway station serves the areas of Longport, Middleport, Tunstall and

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, all districts in the northern part of Stoke-on-Trent,

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. The station is served by trains on the

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, which is also a

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line known as the ''North Staffordshire line''. The station also has two trains a day on the Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Piccadilly line. The station is owned by

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and managed by East Midlands Railway.

History

The station was opened by the

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(NSR) on 9 October 1848 and was named ''Burslem''. It was renamed to ''Longport'' when a new station opened, which was much nearer to the town, after the NSR built their Loop Line. Until 2003, Longport, along with , were request stops on

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services running from the station.

Location and facilities

Longport is currently unstaffed. The station has 2 platforms, both of which are wheelchair accessible although the footbridge is not. The station is adjacent to Longbridge Hayes

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and the

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; as such, it sees a number of ''park and ride'' commuters. Longport station has its own bus stop which is served by routes 94, 98 and 99; these serve the nearby town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, for which Longport is the closest station. This station is also the closest to

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Longport has cycle parking facilities, with a waiting shelter and real-time information displays on each platform. The former station buildings have been sold into private ownership and have now been converted into a Hindu wedding venue.

Services

Services at Longport are operated by

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, East Midlands Railway and

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. The station is served by an hourly London Northwestern Railway service between and via , operated using EMUs. On Mondays to Saturdays only, the station station is also served by two morning trains per day to . These services are operated by Northern Trains. East Midlands Railway operate a limited service at the station on weekdays and Saturdays between Crewe and via and . The station is served by one train per day to Crewe and two trains per day to Nottingham (3 on Saturdays), of which one continues to Newark Castle. On Sundays, London Northwestern Railway operate all services at the station, with an hourly service between Crewe and Birmingham New Street operating after approximately 09:00 only. No East Midlands Railway or Northern Trains services call at the station on Sundays.

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and CrossCountry services pass through the station but do not stop.

References

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* {{Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Railway stations in Stoke-on-Trent DfT Category F2 stations Former North Staffordshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains