Worleston railway station

Worleston
The station building in 2017
General information
Location	Worleston, Cheshire England
Coordinates	53°06′36″N2°30′47″W / 53.1099°N 2.5131°W / 53.1099; -2.5131
Grid reference	SJ656571
Platforms	2
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
1 October 1840	Opened [1]
1 September 1952	closed for passengers
30 November 1959	Closed for freight [1]
Location

Worleston railway station was located just north of the small village of Worleston, Cheshire, England.

History

Opened 1 October 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway, ^[1] it was served by what was the Chester and Crewe Railway (now part of the North Wales Coast Line) between Chester, Cheshire and Crewe, Cheshire.

The station was originally named Nantwich until the town got its own station in 1858. There were two platforms, the brick built ticket office being on the down platform and a wooden waiting room on the up platform. Both were connected by a footbridge. The station closed to passengers in 1952 ^[2] and to goods traffic in 1959.

References

1. "Station Name: Worleston". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 466. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 81-83. ISBN   9781908174345. OCLC   830024480.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Crewe Line and station open		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line		Calveley Line open, station closed