Waverton railway station (Cheshire)

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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 / 53.1662; -2.8250
Grid reference SJ448636
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 June 1898opened and replaced first station
15 June 1959closed
Location
Waverton railway station (Cheshire)

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.

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History

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]

Present day

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]

Services

Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Station Name: WAVERTON (2nd site)". Disused Stations. 21 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Oppitz 2003 , pp. 31, 33
  3. ↑ Chester bus depot shuts to make way for student housing Chester Chronicle 16 April 2018

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