Longport railway station

Longport railway station serves 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 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 Central Trains 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.