Waverton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Waverton, Cheshire West and Chester England |
| Coordinates | 53°09′58″N 2°49′30″W / 53.1662°N 2.8250°W |
| Grid reference | SJ448636 |
| Platforms | Two |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 6 June 1898 | opened and replaced first station |
| 15 June 1959 | closed |
Waverton is a former railway station that served the village of Waverton in Cheshire West and Chester, England. From 1898 to 1959, it replaced the first station which was open between 1840 and 1898.
History
[edit]This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with matching buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services ceased in 1959 and the station closed completely six years later.[1]
Present day
[edit]Today, only part of the eastbound station building remains.[2] The building on the former Chester-bound platform has been demolished.[1] In 2018, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire opened a bus depot on the former station site.[3]
Services
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast line |
Chester General Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Black Dog Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
Chester General Line and station open | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Station Name: WAVERTON (2nd site)". Disused Stations. 21 August 2009.
- ^ Oppitz 2003, pp. 31, 33
- ^ Chester bus depot shuts to make way for student housing Chester Chronicle 16 April 2018
Sources
[edit]- Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost Railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 9781853068287. OCLC 55561927.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 97-99. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480.
