Malpas railway station

Malpas
Malpas
	Station building in use as offices (2013)
General information
Location	Hampton Heath, Cheshire West and Chester; England
Coordinates	53°02′16″N 2°45′02″W / 53.0379°N 2.7506°W
Grid reference	SJ498491
Line(s)	Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1872	Opened
16 September 1957	Closed

Malpas railway station was a railway station that served the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester–Whitchurch Branch Line. The station itself was at Hampton Heath and was also known locally as Hampton Station.

History

On the eve of an official visit to Chester in May 1917 during the First World War, the Royal Train carrying George V and Queen Mary stopped for the night at Malpas station. Troops from the Household Division guarded the area throughout the stay.

In 1944, wounded German POWs captured in Normandy during Operation Overlord were brought to Malpas before being transferred to the US Army hospital established just across the border in Penley, Wales.^[3]

The track bed has been almost built on by industrial units but is still traceable. The station building has been restored. The buildings are now used as offices.

Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Broxton Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway		Grindley Brook Halt Line and station closed

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 285. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 153. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Malpas Station: Photo Gallery". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2022.