Neston South railway station

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Neston South
Neston (Moorside) - view along the Wirral Way - geograph.org.uk - 271978.jpg
Taken on the Wirral Way approaching the station. [1]
General information
Location Neston, Cheshire West & Chester
England
Grid reference SJ297773
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Birkenhead Railway.
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 October 1866Station opened as Neston
15 September 1952Station renamed as Neston South
17 September 1956Closed to passengers
7 May 1962Closed to freight

Neston South railway station was a station on the single track Hooton to West Kirby branch of the Birkenhead Railway, on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. The station served the town of Neston.

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History

The Birkenhead Railway, owned jointly by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and London and North Western Railway (LNWR), opened a branch line from Hooton to Parkgate on 1 October 1866. This was to serve the colliery near Neston and the residential area and bathing resort of Parkgate. [2] [3] The railway was extended to West Kirby in 1886. [2] [4]

From its opening in 1866 until 1952, it was known simply as Neston railway station. Consisting of brick station buildings and two platforms, it was situated half a mile south east of Neston North railway station, which is now named Neston railway station. A factor which affected Neston South during its existence was being sited some distance away from the town centre. This was due to a dispute between the railway company and the local landowner the Earl of Shrewsbury. [2]

Closure

Neston South railway station was closed to passengers on 17 September 1956. The track continued to be used for freight transportation and driver training for another six years, closing on 7 May 1962. The tracks were lifted two years later. [2] [4] [5] The station buildings and platforms have been demolished and the site redeveloped for housing. [4]

Wirral Country Park

The route became the Wirral Way footpath and part of Wirral Country Park in 1973, which was the first such designated site in Britain. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Christiansen, Rex (Autumn 1977), Gill, C. (ed.), "On the track of a country park", The Countryman
  2. 1 2 3 4 Maund, T.B. (2000), The Birkenhead Railway, The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, pp. 33–34, 43–44, 69, ISBN   0-901115-87-8
  3. Oppitz, Leslie (1997), Cheshire Railways Remembered, Countryside Books, pp. 95–96, ISBN   1-85306-458-0
  4. 1 2 3 Disused Stations: Neston, Subterranea Britannica, retrieved 21 November 2008
  5. Merseyside Railway History Group (1982), Scheele, R. (ed.), The Hooton to West Kirby branch line and the Wirral Way, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, ISBN   0-904582-04-3
  6. Wirral Country Park, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, archived from the original on 30 October 2008, retrieved 21 November 2008
  7. Wirral Country Park, Visit Liverpool, retrieved 8 December 2007

Further reading

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Neston South railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hadlow Road   Birkenhead Railway
Hooton to West Kirby branch
  Parkgate

Coordinates: 53°17′16″N3°03′22″W / 53.2879°N 3.0561°W / 53.2879; -3.0561