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Whitegate railway station

Whitegate railway station was the only intermediate station on the Winsford and Over Branch Line, serving the village of Whitegate, Cheshire. The station buildings and platform survive and are used as a visitor centre for the "Whitegate Way", a linear park using the old track bed.

Whitegate
Preserved platform and station building (2017)
General information
LocationWhitegate, Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1870Opened
1 January 1874Closed
1 May 1886Reopened
1 December 1888Closed again
1 February 1892Reopened
1 January 1931[1][2]Closed to passengers
4 November 1963Closed completely

References edit

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 455. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Winsford and Over   Cheshire Lines Committee
Winsford and Over Branch
  Cuddington

Further reading edit

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. fig. 24. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

External links edit

  • Whitegate station on Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
  • Whitegate Way

53°12′27″N 2°34′40″W / 53.2075°N 2.5779°W / 53.2075; -2.5779

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