Blacon railway station

Blacon
An eastbound view of Blacon station in 1961.
General information
LocationBlacon, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°12′23″N 2°55′31″W / 53.2064°N 2.9252°W / 53.2064; -2.9252
Grid referenceSJ383680
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
31 March 1890 (1890-03-31)Station opened
9 September 1968 (1968-09-09)Station closed

Blacon railway station was located in Blacon, Cheshire, England and was part of the line between Chester Northgate and Hawarden Bridge. This line was later extended to reach Wrexham and Birkenhead.

History

Blacon station opened on 31 March 1890 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (later the Great Central Railway). The station had two side platforms and the station master's house. To the east was a brick goods warehouse with freight depot and sidings. The 21-lever signal box, opposite the goods yard, was in use until 6 October 1963.[1][2] A return to Chester Northgate Station would cost 6d compared to a bus fare of 9d return.

Despite being a busy station, British Railways closed it to passengers on 9 September 1968 [3] as part of the Beeching Axe for the economic modernisation of the British railway network in the mid-1960s.[4] Even with the closure of steelmaking operations at Shotton in March 1980,[5] freight continued to use the line through the station until 20 April 1984. Goods services resumed use of the now single track line on 31 August 1986 before the railway closed completely in 1992.[3][6]

The station buildings have been demolished, although the nearby road bridge over the former track remains. The trackbed has been replaced by a tarmac road surface, which now provides a cycle path, jogging track and a countryside walkway.[7]

  • Same view in December 2006 showing the cycle path that has replaced the line.
    Same view in December 2006 showing the cycle path that has replaced the line.
  • Looking eastbound towards the former station's site beyond the bridge.
    Looking eastbound towards the former station's site beyond the bridge.

Services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chester Liverpool Road   Chester & Connah's Quay Railway
Great Central Railway 		  Saughall

References

  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXV
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 66
  3. ^ a b "Station Name: Blacon". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  4. ^ Richard Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" was published in 1963.
  5. ^ "Shotton Steelworks and Garden City". Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  6. ^ Oppitz 1997, p. 111
  7. ^ "A Virtual Stroll Along the Mickle Trafford-Shotton Railway".

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