Upton-by-Chester railway station

Upton-by-Chester is a former station situated on the northern part of the GWR's former main line from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside which is now Merseyrail's Wirral Line between Chester General and Liverpool Central. It was located by the Liverpool Road road bridge where it crossed the railway near Upton and not far from Moston.

Upton-by-Chester
Site of the station (2014)
Location
PlaceUpton by Chester
AreaCheshire West and Chester
Coordinates53.2147444°N 2.8954222°W / 53.2147444; -2.8954222
Grid referenceSJ403689
Operations
Original companyBirkenhead Joint Railway
Post-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
PlatformsTwo
History
17 July 1939 (1939-07-17)Station opened as Upton-by-Chester Halt
6 May 1968Renamed Upton-by-Chester
9 January 1984 (1984-01-09)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

It was opened on 17 July 1939 as Upton-by-Chester Halt by the Birkenhead Railway,[1] which was jointly owned by the GWR and LMS railway companies.[2] The station had two adjacent side platforms with a ticket office.[3]

The station was established to serve the growing village of Upton and the surrounding area. During the Second World War, it also served Moston Military Hospital (now Dale Barracks, Chester).

On 6 May 1968 the word "Halt" was dropped from the station name.[1]

In 1983 work began on the new Bache station, 700 metres (2,300 ft) south of this station. The work coincided with an adjacent supermarket development. Upton-by-Chester closed on 9 January 1984 but the overgrown platforms can still be clearly seen from the train, and from the road bridge adjacent to the Frog public house.

Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Chester General
Line and station open		   GWR & LNWR
Chester and Birkenhead Railway		   Mollington
Line open, station closed

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 238. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 140. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7. 469 CEX 468.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. "Station Name: UPTON_BY_CHESTER". Disused Stations. 15 February 2010.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. fig. 16. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.
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