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Balderton railway station

April 11, 2024

Balderton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Balderton in Cheshire, England. It was located on the Great Western Railway (GWR) main line from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside. The 53-yard (48 m) Balderton Tunnel is just south of the station site, and there is an automatic half-barrier (AHB) level crossing adjacent to the site today.

Balderton
The site of Balderton station in 1961
General information
LocationBalderton, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°09′17″N 2°56′06″W / 53.1547°N 2.9349°W / 53.1547; -2.9349
Grid referenceSJ374623
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1901Station opens
3 March 1952Station closes
1 Nov 1954Closed to Goods [1]

The 15 in (381 mm) gauge Eaton Hall Railway, opened in 1896 to serve the estate of the Duke of Westminster, met the GWR line at Balderton.[2]

History edit

The station was opened by the GWR and stayed with that company during the Grouping of 1923. On nationalisation in 1948, the line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways. Balderton was closed to passengers in 1952 and the goods service was closed in 1954.

References edit

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. ^ "Balderton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

Further reading edit

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.

External links edit

  • Balderton on navigable O.S. map
  • Balderton station at Disused Stations by Subterranea Britannica
  • Railscot on the North Wales Mineral Railway


 

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April 11, 2024
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