Upton-by-Chester railway station
Encyclopedia
Upton-by-Chester is a former station on what is now the Wirral Line
between Chester General and Liverpool Central
. It was located by the Liverpool Road road bridge where it crossed the railway near Upton and not far from Moston.
, which was jointly owned by the GWR
and LMS
railway companies. The station had two adjacent side platform
s with a ticket office.
The station was established to serve the growing village of Upton and the surrounding area. During the Second World War, it also served Moston Military Hospital (now Dale Camp, Chester).
On 6 May 1968 the word "Halt" was dropped from the station name.
In 1983 work began on the new Bache station
, 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) south of this station. The work coincided with an adjacent supermarket development. Upton-by-Chester closed on 9 January 1984 but the overgrown platforms can still be clearly seen from the train, and from the road bridge adjacent to the Frog public house.
Wirral Line
The Wirral Line is one of the two commuter railway lines operated by Merseyrail that are centred around Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern Line...
between Chester General and Liverpool Central
Liverpool Central railway station
Liverpool Central railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, and forms the central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. In the years 2008/09, Liverpool Central station was shown to be the busiest station in Liverpool, despite being...
. It was located by the Liverpool Road road bridge where it crossed the railway near Upton and not far from Moston.
History
It was opened on 17 July 1939 by the Birkenhead RailwayBirkenhead Railway
The Birkenhead Railway was formed on 1 August 1859 as a result of the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Railway merging with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. The new company was originally called the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway, but in 1859 shortened its name to The...
, which was jointly owned by the GWR
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
and LMS
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
railway companies. The station had two adjacent side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s with a ticket office.
The station was established to serve the growing village of Upton and the surrounding area. During the Second World War, it also served Moston Military Hospital (now Dale Camp, Chester).
On 6 May 1968 the word "Halt" was dropped from the station name.
In 1983 work began on the new Bache station
Bache railway station
Bache railway station serves the Bache area in the north of the city of Chester, England. It is the first station for Merseyrail services leaving on the Wirral Line. Passengers can alight here for regular bus services to Chester Zoo.-History:...
, 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) south of this station. The work coincided with an adjacent supermarket development. Upton-by-Chester closed on 9 January 1984 but the overgrown platforms can still be clearly seen from the train, and from the road bridge adjacent to the Frog public house.