Willaston railway station

Disused railway station in Cheshire, England

53°04′01″N 2°28′44″W / 53.0670°N 2.4789°W / 53.0670; -2.4789Grid referenceSJ679523Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1858Opened[1]1954Closed[2]

Willaston railway station was located on the eastern side of Wistaston Road, in Willaston, Cheshire East, England. The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1858,[1] and closed to passengers in December 1954.[2]

A proposal has been put forward to reopen the station.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newcastle Crossing
Line open, station closed 		  London and North Western Railway
Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway 		  Gresty
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ a b "About Willaston". Willaston Web. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Oppitz 2003, p. 140
  3. ^ "Willaston train station plan gains further support". Crewe Chronicle. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

Sources

  • Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost Railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 9781853068287. OCLC 55561927.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe. Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 880765045.
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