Hassall Green railway station

Hassall Green
The station site photographed in 1999, looking towards Lawton
General information
Location	Sandbach, Cheshire England
Coordinates	53°07′14″N2°20′11″W / 53.1206°N 2.3364°W / 53.1206; -2.3364
Grid reference	SJ775582
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 April 1905	Opened [1]
28 July 1930	Closed for passengers [1]
1 November 1947	closed to Goods [2]

Hassall Green railway station is a disused railway station in Cheshire, England.

The station was situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) branch line to Sandbach from Harecastle. The line opened in 1852 to serve the salt and chemical works in the Sandbach area and passenger services were a very late addition, not being introduced until 1893, 41 years after the opening of the line. ^[3]

The station at Hassall Green was a later addition to the passenger service. Two intermediate stations on the line, Wheelock & Sandbach and Lawton opened in 1893 but Hassall Green was only opened in 1905. ^[1] The station marked the end point of a single track section from Lawton and towards Sandbach the line was double track. ^[3]

Increasing competition from bus services led to the station and line being closed for passenger services on 28 July 1930. ^[4] Parcels traffic continued to be handled at the station until 1947 when the station closed completely. ^[5]

Freight traffic continued over the line until 1964 ^[6] and the line was finally closed and lifted in 1971.

The signalbox and crossing gates are preserved and have since been relocated to Hadlow Road railway station in Willaston, Wirral, formally part of the Hooton and West Kirby branch line. ^[7]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Lawton Line & station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Sandbach branch line		Wheelock & Sandbach Line & station closed

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 204.
2. Hartless, Adrian (April 2019). "2.Sandbach Route". Lines North of Stoke to Crewe, Congleton and Leek. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   9781910356296. XXII.There were limited goods facilities which ceased from 1st November 1947
3. Jeuda (2012), p. 33.
4. Jeuda (2012), p. 34.
5. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
6. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
7. Kay, Peter (2010). SRS Signalling Atlas and Signal Box Directory. p. 73. ISBN   978-1-873228-31-9.

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.
• Jeuda, Basil (2012). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 2. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN   978-1899889-65-5.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.