▁ ▁on ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁to ▁Market ▁D ray ton ▁Line ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁lines ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁NS R ▁the ▁Aud ley ▁line ▁was ▁built ▁primarily ▁to ▁carry ▁min eral ▁traffic . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁but ▁passenger ▁services ▁were ▁not ▁introduced ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁partially ▁a ▁wait ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁j unction ▁from ▁the ▁Aud ley ▁line ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁trains ▁to ▁run ▁directly ▁towards ▁Sto ke ▁rather ▁than ▁having ▁to ▁reverse ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁which ▁was ▁how ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁originally ▁constructed . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁introduce ▁passenger ▁trains ▁over ▁the ▁line ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁station ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁min ing ▁village ▁of ▁Hal mer ▁End ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁passenger ▁service , ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁country ▁station , ▁with ▁six ▁services ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁each ▁direction ▁from ▁, ▁three ▁termin ating ▁at ▁Hal mer end ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁continu ing ▁to ▁. ▁▁ ▁Good ▁as ▁the ▁passenger ▁service ▁was ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁bus ▁services ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁re venue ▁raised ▁from ▁passengers ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁the ▁London , ▁Mid land ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Railway ▁with d rew ▁all ▁passenger ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁Aud ley ▁line ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁▁ ▁Fre ight ▁traffic ▁too ▁had ▁been ▁dimin ished ▁by