Gresty railway station

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Gresty
General information
Location Crewe, Cheshire
England
Coordinates 53°04′41″N2°26′32″W / 53.0781°N 2.4421°W / 53.0781; -2.4421
Grid reference SJ704535
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London & North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon & North Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1911 (1911-01-02)Opened
1 April 1918 (1918-04-01)Closed
Location
Gresty railway station

Gresty railway station served the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England, from 1911 to 1918 on the Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway.

History

The station was opened on 2 January 1911 by the London & North Western Railway. It closed on 1 April 1918. [1] The Railway Clearing House handbook showed it as a halt in their 1921 list of closures. [2]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 110. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 207. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Crewe
Line and station open
  London & North Western Railway
Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway
  Willaston
Line open, station closed