Longport railway station

Longport railway station is a station serving the areas of Longport, Middleport, Tunstall and Burslem, all districts in the northern part of Stoke-on-Trent,  England. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line, which is also a community rail 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 Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway.

History
The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) on 9 October 1848 and was then named Burslem.  It was renamed to Longport when a new  station (which was much nearer to the town) opened after the NSR built their Loop Line.

Until 2003 Longport along with  were request stops on Central Trains services running from the station.

Location and Facilities
Longport is currently un-staffed. The station has 2 platforms both of which are wheelchair accessible. The Footbridge at the station is however not wheelchair accessible.

The station is adjacent to Longbridge Hayes industrial estate and the A500 road, 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 Port Vale F.C..

The station has cycle parking facilities, and 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
The main passenger services are the hourly East Midlands Railway service from Crewe to Derby with the majority of services operated by Class 153 DMUs.

Longport is also served by two Northern services to , ,  which operate in the early morning, these services are always operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units.

Services operated by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and London Northwestern do not call at Longport. During severe disruption or engineering works London Northwestern trains additionally call at Longport.

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Category:Railway stations in Stoke-on-Trent
Category:Former North Staffordshire Railway stations
Category:Railway stations opened in 1848
Category:Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway
Category:Railway stations served by Northern (train operating company)