Willaston railway station

Not to be confused with Hadlow Road railway station.

Willaston
The former station building at Willaston
General information
Location	Willaston, Cheshire East England
Coordinates	53°04′01″N2°28′44″W / 53.0670°N 2.4789°W / 53.0670; -2.4789
Grid reference	SJ679523
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1858	Opened [1]
1954	Closed [2]
Location

Willaston railway station was located on the eastern side of Wistaston Road, in Willaston, Cheshire East, England. The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1858, ^[1] and closed to passengers in December 1954. ^[2]

A proposal was put forward in 2013 to reopen the station. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Newcastle Crossing Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway		Gresty Line open, station closed

References

1. "About Willaston". Willaston Web. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. Oppitz 2003, p. 140
3. "Willaston train station plan gains further support". Crewe Chronicle. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

Sources

• Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost Railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN   9781853068287. OCLC   55561927.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe. Middleton Press. ISBN   9781908174482. OCLC   880765045.