Whitegate railway station

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Whitegate
Platform of the former Whitegate station (geograph 5639785).jpg
Preserved platform and station building (2017)
General information
Location Whitegate, Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1870Opened
1 January 1874Closed
1 May 1886Reopened
1 December 1888Closed again
1 February 1892Reopened
1 January 1931 [1] [2] Closed to passengers
4 November 1963Closed completely

Whitegate railway station was the only intermediate station on the Winsford and Over Branch Line, serving the village of Whitegate, Cheshire. The station buildings and platform survive and are used as a visitor centre for the "Whitegate Way", a linear park using the old track bed.

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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. 455. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 248. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Winsford and Over   Cheshire Lines Committee
Winsford and Over Branch
  Cuddington

Further reading

Coordinates: 53°12′27″N2°34′40″W / 53.2075°N 2.5779°W / 53.2075; -2.5779