Willaston railway station
Willaston | |||||
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.jpg) The former station building at Willaston | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Willaston, Cheshire East England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°04′01″N 2°28′44″W / 53.0670°N 2.4789°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ679523 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1858 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 1954 | Closed[2] | ||||
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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 was put forward in 2013 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
- ^ a b "About Willaston". Willaston Web. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b Oppitz 2003, p. 140
- ^ "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.
