Newchurch Halt railway station

Newchurch Halt was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central.[2]

Newchurch Halt
Location
PlaceCulcheth
AreaWarrington
Coordinates53.4471°N 2.5117°W / 53.4471; -2.5117
Grid referenceSJ660946
Operations
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms2[1]
History
1 February 1943 (1943-02-01)Station opened
2 November 1964Station closed
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

The station opened on 1 February 1943, to serve nearby military establishments: a Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley, and a Royal Navy training camp.[3] A single-track private railway left the Wigan line just to the East of Newchurch Halt, and ran South, across a manned Level Crossing at Silver Lane and eventually into the Royal Ordnance Factory.[4]

The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.[4][5]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Culcheth
Line and station closed		   London and North Eastern Railway
Wigan Junction Railways		   Glazebrook
Line closed, station open
    Padgate
Line closed, station open
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References
  1. Sweeney 2014, p. 118.
  2. British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 45, section C3. ISBN 978-0-7110-2726-8. 0011/C2.
  3. Sweeney 2013, pp. 20–22.
  4. Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Newchurch Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  5. Butt 1995, p. 169.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Sweeney, Dennis J (2014). The St. Helens and Wigan Junction Railway. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85361-292-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Sweeney, Dennis J (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-09550030-5-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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