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Dunham Hill railway station

Dunham Hill railway station was a railway station in Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire. It was opened in 1850 and closed in 1952.[1][2] Near to the station was a branch line leading to the former ROF Dunham on the Hill explosives storage depot.[3] The station buildings were demolished after closure but the platforms remained until the 1970s.

Dunham Hill
Site of the former station (1994)
General information
LocationDunham on the Hill, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°14′56″N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°W / 53.2488; -2.7994
Grid referenceSJ463727
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
Post-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
Key dates
18 December 1850 (1850-12-18)Opened as Dunham
April 1861Renamed Dunham Hill
7 April 1952 (1952-04-07)Closed
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mickle Trafford   Birkenhead Joint Railway   Helsby

References Edit

  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Dunham Hill Station
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

Further reading Edit

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174406. OCLC 910526793.


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