Burton Point railway station

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Burton Point
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Burton Point railway station in 1961, six years after closure
General information
Location Burton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates 53°15′48″N3°02′45″W / 53.2634°N 3.0459°W / 53.2634; -3.0459 Coordinates: 53°15′48″N3°02′45″W / 53.2634°N 3.0459°W / 53.2634; -3.0459
Grid reference SJ303745
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Wales and Liverpool Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1899Opened [1]
5 December 1955Closed [1]

Burton Point railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, at Burton, Cheshire, England. The station opened on 1 August 1899 [1] on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway. [2] The station closed to passengers, and completely, on 5 December 1955. [1] [2] Although the platform waiting rooms and footbridge were demolished after closure, the yellow and redbrick main building [3] [4] remains in use as part of a garden centre and the platforms are still in existence. [2] The line through the former station remains in use as part of the Borderlands Line. [2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sealand Rifle Range Halt   Great Central Railway
North Wales and Liverpool Railway 		  Neston

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXVIII
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Station Name: BURTON POINT". Disused stations. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Merseyside Railway History Group 1994 , p. 62
  4. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2013 , fig. 82

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