Chasewater Heaths railway station

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Chasewater Heaths
Station on heritage railway
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General information
Location Burntwood, Walsall
England
Coordinates 52°40′34.00″N1°56′49.00″W / 52.6761111°N 1.9469444°W / 52.6761111; -1.9469444 Coordinates: 52°40′34.00″N1°56′49.00″W / 52.6761111°N 1.9469444°W / 52.6761111; -1.9469444
Grid reference SK036087
Managed by Chasewater Railway
Platforms1

Chasewater Heaths is a heritage railway station on the Chasewater Railway in Burntwood, Staffordshire. It has station building facilities, including a cafe; and a recently rebuilt signal box. To the west is Norton Lakeside Halt and to the east is the terminus, Chasetown (Church Street).

The station was constructed in 2000 as part of the extension of the line, that was undertaken following the construction of the M6 Toll Motorway. [1]

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Norton Lakeside Halt   Chasewater Railway   Chasetown (Church Street)

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References

  1. Evans, Graham (2004). "A Chronology of the History of Chasewater, Volume 5, (1991 - present)" (PDF). Chasewater Wildlife Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2010.