Halton | |
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General information | |
Location | Sutton Weaver, Halton England |
Coordinates | 53°18′37″N2°41′38″W / 53.3102°N 2.6940°W |
Grid reference | SJ538794 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
August 1851 | Opened as Runcorn |
April 1861 | Renamed Runcorn Road |
1 March 1869 | Renamed Halton |
7 July 1952 | Closed |
Halton railway station served Halton, Cheshire, England, on the Birkenhead Joint Railway. It was closed in 1952. [1] [2]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Frodsham | Birkenhead Joint Railway | Norton |
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