Waverton railway station

Waverton is a former railway station that served the village of Waverton in Cheshire West and Chester, England. From 1898 to 1959, it replaced the first station which was open between 1840 and 1898.

For the station in Sydney, see Waverton railway station, Sydney.

Waverton
General information
LocationWaverton, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53.1662°N 2.8250°W / 53.1662; -2.8250
Grid referenceSJ448636
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGrand Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 June 1898opened and replaced first station
15 June 1959closed

History

This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with matching buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services ceased in 1959 and the station closed completely six years later.[1]

Present day

Today, only part of the eastbound station building remains.[2] The building on the former Chester-bound platform has been demolished.[1] In 2018, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire opened a bus depot on the former station site.[3]

Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Black Dog
Line open, station closed		   London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast line		   Chester General
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Black Dog
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway		   Chester General
Line and station open

See also

References
  1. "Station Name: WAVERTON (2nd site)". Disused Stations. 21 August 2009.
  2. Oppitz 2003, pp. 31, 33
  3. Chester bus depot shuts to make way for student housing Chester Chronicle 16 April 2018

Sources
  • Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost Railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 9781853068287. OCLC 55561927.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 97-99. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480.
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