Alton Towers railway station

This article is about the railway station that closed in 1965. For the closest modern-day station to the Alton Towers Resort, see Uttoxeter railway station. For other uses, see Alton (disambiguation) § Transportation.

Alton station
The remains of Alton Towers station
General information
LocationAlton, Staffordshire Moorlands,
England
Coordinates52°58′54″N 1°53′48″W / 52.9816°N 1.8968°W / 52.9816; -1.8968
Grid referenceSK070427
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway;
British Railways
Key dates
13 July 1849Opened as Alton
January 1954Renamed Alton Towers
4 January 1965Closed
Location

Alton is a former railway station in Staffordshire, England, which served the village of Alton and the country estate at Alton Towers. Opened in 1849 by the North Staffordshire Railway, the station was a stop on the Churnet Valley line. In 1954, the station was renamed Alton Towers. After its closure in 1965, the station site was purchased by Staffordshire County Council in 1969 to curtail persistent vandalism of the station building. In 1979, it was sold to the Landmark Trust, which reverted the site's name back to Alton and converted the former station buildings into holiday accommodation.

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