Broxton railway station

Broxton railway station was a railway station near the village of Broxton, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway.

Broxton
The station buildings in 1962
General information
LocationBroxton, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53.0837°N 2.7790°W / 53.0837; -2.7790
Grid referenceSJ478543
Line(s)Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1872Opened
16 September 1957Closed[1]

History

Broxton opened on 1 October 1872. It had a station building and two side platforms. It was located behind the Edgerton Arms Hotel on the A41.

The station closed on 16 September 1957. The site is now the Broxton Picnic Area.

Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tattenhall
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway		   Malpas
Line and station closed

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe. Middleton Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 880765045.

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 101. OCLC 931112387.


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