Alton Railway Station
Alton Railway Station is an abandoned railway station in Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Alton Railway Station is situated nearby to the roller coaster Thirteen, as well as near Oblivion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton Towers and Thirteen.
Alton Towers
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Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.
Thirteen
Roller coaster
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Thirteen is a steel roller coaster at Alton Towers in England. The ride was constructed by Intamin and opened on 20 March 2010. It is the world's first vertical freefall drop roller coaster, on which the track and train freefall approximately five metres in darkness. Thirteen is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Alton Railway Station.
Oblivion
Roller coaster
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Oblivion is a steel roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. Marketed as the "world's first vertical drop roller coaster", it was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard as the first Dive Coaster. Oblivion is situated 2,000 feet north of Alton Railway Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
Alton
Village
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Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin.
Denstone
Village
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Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. Denstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Alton Railway Station.
Rocester
Village
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Rocester is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its name is spelt Rowcestre in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is located on the Derbyshire border. Rocester is situated 3 miles southeast of Alton Railway Station.
Alton Railway Station
- Type: Abandoned railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98144° or 52° 58′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.8964° or 1° 53′ 47″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
9C4WX4J3+HCGeoNames ID
6955353
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