Worleston railway station

Worleston railway station was located just north of the small village of Worleston, Cheshire, England.

Worleston
The station building in 2017
Location
PlaceWorleston
AreaCheshire
Coordinates53.1099°N 2.5131°W / 53.1099; -2.5131
Grid referenceSJ656571
Operations
Original companyGrand Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
1 October 1840Opened[1]
1 September 1952closed for passengers
30 November 1959Closed for freight[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,[1] it was served by what was the Chester and Crewe Railway (now part of the North Wales Coast Line) between Chester, Cheshire and Crewe, Cheshire.

The station was originally named Nantwich until the town got its own station in 1858. There were two platforms, the brick built ticket office being on the down platform and a wooden waiting room on the up platform. Both were connected by a footbridge. The station closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods traffic in 1959.

References

  1. "Station Name: Worleston". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 81-83. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Crewe
Line and station open
  London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line
  Calveley
Line open, station closed


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