Calveley railway station

Calveley railway station (originally Highwayside) was located in the centre of the small village of Calveley, Cheshire, England.

Calveley
Site of the station in 1990
Location
Place	Calveley
Area	Cheshire
Coordinates	53.1247°N 2.6115°W / 53.1247; -2.6115
Grid reference	SJ590588
Operations
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 October 1840	Opened
7 March 1960	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Opened 1 October 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway,[2] it was served by what was the Chester and Crewe Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line) between Chester, Cheshire and Crewe, Cheshire. It was 8 miles from the large railway centre of Crewe.[3]

Renamed Calveley five years after opening, the station had two platforms with the main station building being located on the up line. The Shropshire Union Canal was close by so warehouses were built for movement of goods and there was a sidings for United Dairies.[4] In 1947 King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visited the station and local church.[5] Passenger services ended 7 March 1960 and all services 2 November 1964.[6] Remains of both platforms can be seen.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. disused-stations.org.uk article
3. British-history.ac.uk
4. Midlands Heritage website
5. Info from Bunbury parish website
6. Information from English Heritage

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 84-87. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Worleston Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line		Beeston Castle and Tarporley Line open, station closed