Waverton | |
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General information | |
Location | Waverton, Cheshire West and Chester England |
Coordinates | 53°09′58″N2°49′30″W / 53.1662°N 2.8250°W |
Grid reference | SJ448636 |
Platforms | Two |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
6 June 1898 | opened and replaced first station |
15 June 1959 | closed |
Waverton is a former railway station that served the village of Waverton in Cheshire West and Chester, England. From 1898 to 1959, it replaced the first station which was open between 1840 and 1898.
This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with matching buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services ceased in 1959 and the station closed completely six years later. [1]
Today, only part of the eastbound station building remains. [2] The building on the former Chester-bound platform has been demolished. [1] In 2018, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire opened a bus depot on the former station site. [3]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Black Dog Line open, station closed | London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast line | Chester General Line open, station closed | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Black Dog Line and station closed | London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway | Chester General Line and station open |
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