Winsford and Over railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Winsford and Over branch operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee and later British Railways.
Winsford and Over | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′42″N 2°31′13″W / 53.1950°N 2.5204°W |
| Grid reference | SJ653665 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | West Cheshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1870 | Opened |
| 1 January 1874 | Closed |
| 1 May 1886 | Reopened |
| 1 December 1888 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 February 1892 | Reopened to passengers |
| 1 January 1931 | Final closure to passengers |
| 1 September 1958 | Station closed |
History
editOriginally opening on 1 July 1870, it closed to passengers on 1 January 1874. It reopened on 1 May 1886, but closed to passengers for the second time on 1 December 1888. Following reopening on 1 February 1892, it remained open until final closure to passengers on 1 January 1931.[1]
The station's passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, originally the first station building at Northwich railway station[2]
Notes
editReferences
edit- Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, R508
- Wilkinson, Alan, Scenes from the Past: 41 (part One) - Railways Across Mid-Cheshire, ISBN 1-870119-66-5
Further reading
edit- Biddle, Gordon (1981). "Chapter 1 – North Cheshire & The Peak". Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 10, fig. 4. ISBN 0-85206-644-9. – 1952 photo of station
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
External links
edit- Winsford & Over station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
- Winsford and Over Station on navigable 1949 O.S. map – the white disc near the "D" of "WINSFORD"
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Cheshire Lines Committee Winsford and Over branch line |
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