Willaston railway station

Willaston railway station was located on the eastern side of Wistaston Road, in Willaston, Cheshire East, England. The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1858,[1] and closed to passengers in December 1954.[2]

Not to be confused with Hadlow Road railway station.

Willaston
The former station building at Willaston
Location
Place	Willaston
Area	Cheshire East
Coordinates	53.0670°N 2.4789°W / 53.0670; -2.4789
Grid reference	SJ679523
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1858	Opened[1]
1954	Closed[2]
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

A proposal has been put forward to reopen the station.[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newcastle Crossing Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway		Gresty Line open, station closed

References

1. "About Willaston". Willaston Web. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. Oppitz 2003, p. 140
3. "Willaston train station plan gains further support". Crewe Chronicle. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

Sources

• Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost Railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 9781853068287. OCLC 55561927.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe. Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 880765045.