Dunham Hill railway station
Dunham Hill railway station was a railway station in Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire. It was opened in 1850 and closed in 1952.[1][2] Near to the station was a branch line leading to the former ROF Dunham on the Hill explosives storage depot.[3] The station buildings were demolished after closure but the platforms remained until the 1970s.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickle Trafford | Birkenhead Joint Railway | Helsby | ||
Dunham Hill | |
|---|---|
 Site of the former station (1994) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire West and Chester England |
| Coordinates | 53.2488°N 2.7994°W |
| Grid reference | SJ463727 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 December 1850 | Opened as Dunham |
| April 1861 | Renamed Dunham Hill |
| 7 April 1952 | Closed |
References
- Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Dunham Hill Station
- British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
- "ROF Storage Depot Dunham-on-the Hill". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174406. OCLC 910526793.
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