Newchurch Halt railway station

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Newchurch Halt
General information
Location Culcheth, Warrington
England
Coordinates 53°26′50″N2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°W / 53.4471; -2.5117 Coordinates: 53°26′50″N2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°W / 53.4471; -2.5117
Grid reference SJ660946
Platforms2 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1943 (1943-02-01)Station opened
2 November 1964Station closed

Newchurch Halt was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central. [2]

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History

The station opened on 1 February 1943, to serve nearby military establishments: a Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley, and a Royal Navy training camp. [3] A single-track private railway left the Wigan line just to the East of Newchurch Halt, and ran South, across a manned level crossing at Silver Lane and eventually into the Royal Ordnance Factory. [4]

The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line. [4] [5]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Culcheth
Line and station closed		  London and North Eastern Railway
Wigan Junction Railways 		  Glazebrook
Line closed, station open
   Padgate
Line closed, station open

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References

  1. ↑ Sweeney 2014, p. 118.
  2. ↑ British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 45, section C3. ISBN   978-0-7110-2726-8. 0011/C2.
  3. ↑ Sweeney 2013, pp. 20–22.
  4. 1 2 Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Newchurch Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 169.

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