Waverton railway station

Waverton
Location
Place	Waverton
Area	Cheshire West and Chester
Operations
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	Two
History
1 October 1840	First station opened
6 June 1898	Station resited
15 June 1959	Second station closed
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Waverton was the name of two former railway stations near the village of Waverton, Cheshire that served the Grand Junction Railway and later the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway.

History

First station

It was opened in October, 1840 on the Crewe to Chester line built by the Grand Junction Railway. It was initially called "Black Dog" after the nearby pub before its name was changed to Waverton two years later. The station had a building and two side platforms. ^[1]

It was situated next to the bridge (53°9′45.41″N 2°49′0.20″W / 53.1626139°N 2.8167222°W / 53.1626139; -2.8167222 (Waverton's first station)) that carried the London to Birkenhead coach road (today A41) . It was closed in 1898 after the 1st Duke of Westminster had a new station built 0.43 miles (0.69 km) west of the original site. ^[1]

Second Station

This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with dual buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services stopped in 1959, the station closed completely six years later. ^[2]

Today only part of the eastbound station remains. The Chester-bound buildings have been demolished. ^[2]

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways		Following station
Chester General Line and station open		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast line	Tattenhall Road Line open, station closed
	Disused railways
Chester General Line and station open		London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway	Tattenhall Line and station closed

References

1 2 "Station Name: WAVERTON (1st site)". Disused Stations. 2009-08-21.
1 2 "Station Name: WAVERTON (2nd site)". Disused Stations. 2009-08-21.

External links

Present-day image of Waverton station

Coordinates: 53°09′59″N 2°49′32″W / 53.16644°N 2.82548°W / 53.16644; -2.82548

Closed railway stations in Cheshire

St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway	Ann Street Halt Appleton

Birkenhead Railway	Daresbury Norton (Cheshire) Halton Dunham Hill Mickle Trafford Hadlow Road Neston South Parkgate

Chester to Crewe	Waverton Tattenhall Road Beeston Castle and Tarporley Calveley Worleston

Macclesfield to Marple	Bollington Higher Poynton Middlewood Higher

Northwich to Sandbach	Billinge Green Halt Middlewich Cledford Bridge Halt

Winsford and Over Branch Line	Whitegate Winsford and Over

Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway	Waverton Tattenhall Broxton Malpas Grindley Brook Halt

Sandbach to Kidsgrove	Wheelock and Sandbach Hassall Green Lawton

Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway	Warrington Arpley Latchford Thelwall Lymm Heatley & Warburton

Mid-Cheshire Line	Chester Northgate Mickle Trafford East Barrow for Tarvin

Chester & Connah's Quay Railway	Chester Northgate Chester Liverpool Road Blacon

Helsby to Mouldsworth Junction	Helsby and Alvanley Manley

Nantwich to Market Drayton	Coole Pilate Halt Audlem Coxbank Halt

Wirral Line	Upton-by-Chester Mollington Ledsham

Other stations	Alsager Road Balderton Basford Betley Road Bosley Burton Point Collins Green Culcheth Ditton Macclesfield Hibel Road Minshull Vernon Moore Mow Cop and Scholar Green Newchurch Halt North Rode Over and Wharton Preston Brook Radway Green and Barthomley Sutton Weaver Tanhouse Lane Widnes Central Willaston

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