Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform railway station

Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform
General information
Location	Chester, Cheshire England
Coordinates	53.2241°N 3.0189°W / 53.2241; -3.0189
Grid reference	SJ320701
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
18 May 1896 (1896-05-18)	Opened
20 September 1927 (1927-09-20)	Closed

Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform served Chester Golf Club in Chester, Cheshire, England, from 1896 to 1927 on the Borderlands line.

History

The station was opened on 18 May 1896 by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway. It was situated to the east of what was Chester Junction, now part of the Dee Marshes cycling route. It replaced the earlier Chester Golf Club Halt to the south. The club building was to the southeast of the southbound platform and further to the south was the signal box. Behind the northbound platform were a set of sidings that served a steelworks. It wasn't shown in public timetables as it was used by members of the nearby golf club and by workmen of the nearby steel works.[1] The station closed on 20 September 1927. The steelworks continued to develop and expand their sidings until the 1970s.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 123. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Sealand Rifle Range Halt Line open, station closed		Borderlands line Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway		Chester Golf Club Halt Line open, station closed