Worleston railway station

Worleston
The station building in 2017
General information
LocationWorleston, Cheshire
England
Coordinates53°06′36″N 2°30′47″W / 53.1099°N 2.5131°W / 53.1099; -2.5131
Grid referenceSJ656571
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGrand Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1840Opened[1]
1 September 1952closed for passengers
30 November 1959Closed for freight[1]

Worleston railway station was located just north of the small village of Worleston, Cheshire, England.

History

Opened 1 October 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway,[1] it was served by what was the Chester and Crewe Railway (now part of the North Wales Coast Line) between Chester, Cheshire and Crewe, Cheshire.

The station was originally named Nantwich until the town got its own station in 1858. There were two platforms, the brick built ticket office being on the down platform and a wooden waiting room on the up platform. Both were connected by a footbridge. The station closed to passengers in 1952[2] and to goods traffic in 1959.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Station Name: Worleston". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 466. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Crewe
Line and station open 		  London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line 		  Calveley
Line open, station closed


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