Pulford railway station

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Pulford
General information
Location Pulford, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 November 1846Station opens
Jan 1855 [1] Closed to Passengers
18 Jul 1959Closed to Goods (as Pulford Siding) [2]

Pulford was a short-lived minor railway station located on the Great Western Railway's Paddington to Birkenhead line several miles south of Chester, just inside the English border. The route is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line. Nothing now remains at the site except for a Pulford AHB level crossing. The double track on the Wrexham to Chester section was singled in 1983 but was redoubled through here in 2017 as part of a £40 million upgrade of the route.

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 354. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN   0-905466-19-5

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Rossett   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
  Balderton

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