Over and Wharton railway station

Over and Wharton
General information
LocationWinsford, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°11′38″N 2°30′52″W / 53.1940°N 2.5145°W / 53.1940; -2.5145
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 July 1882 (1882-07-03)Opened
1 January 1917[1]closed
17 July 1920reopened
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)Closed to passengers
March 1991[2]Closed completely

Over and Wharton railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Over and Wharton branch line, a short branch off the West Coast Main Line operated by the London and North Western Railway and later the London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways.

Decline and closure

The passenger service, which was always meagre and in general did not offer good connections with other services, was eventually withdrawn and the station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947 (1947-06-16).[3] Goods traffic survived nationalisation and the station remained open for mainly rock salt traffic until March 1991

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   London and North Western Railway
Over and Wharton branch line 		  Hartford

See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/o/over_and_wharton/index.shtml Over & Wharton station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
  2. ^ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/o/over_and_wharton/index.shtml Over & Wharton station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
  3. ^ Wilkinson, p. 93

References

  • Hitches, Mike (1994), Cheshire Railways in Old Photographs, Alan Sutton Publishing, ISBN 0-7509-0756-8
  • Wilkinson, Alan. Railways Across Mid-Cheshire. Scenes from the Past. Vol. 41. Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-66-5.