Waverton railway station
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Waverton was the name of two former railway stations near the village of Waverton, Cheshire
that served the Grand Junction Railway
and later the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
.
built by the Grand Junction Railway
. It was initially called "Black Dog" after the nearby pub before its name was changed to Waverton two years later. The station had a building and two side platform
s.
It was situated next to the bridge (53°9′45.41"N 2°49′0.20"W) that carried the London
to Birkenhead
coach road (today A41
) . It was closed in 1898 after the 1st Duke of Westminster
had a new station built 0.43 mile (0.6920162 km) west of the original site.
s with dual buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services stopped in 1959, the station closed completely six years later.
Today only part of the eastbound station remains. The Chester-bound buildings have been demolished.
Waverton, Cheshire
Waverton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies about 5 km south east of Chester...
that served the Grand Junction Railway
Grand Junction Railway
The Grand Junction Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was merged into the London and North Western Railway...
and later the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
The Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway was a railway line in Cheshire, which ran between Whitchurch and Tattenhall, where it joined the North Wales Coast Line at Tattenhall to terminate in Chester. The line connected the small Cheshire Villages of Malpas, Hampton, Edge, Duckington, Broxton, and...
.
First station
It was opened in October, 1840 on the Crewe to Chester lineChester and Crewe Railway
The Chester and Crewe Railway was an early British railway company absorbed by the Grand Junction Railway in 1840. The line was 11 miles in length, the engineer was Robert Stephenson and the contractor for the work was Thomas Brassey...
built by the Grand Junction Railway
Grand Junction Railway
The Grand Junction Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was merged into the London and North Western Railway...
. It was initially called "Black Dog" after the nearby pub before its name was changed to Waverton two years later. The station had a building and two 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.
It was situated next to the bridge (53°9′45.41"N 2°49′0.20"W) that carried the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
coach road (today A41
A41 road
The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now largely been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton,...
) . It was closed in 1898 after the 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of...
had a new station built 0.43 mile (0.6920162 km) west of the original site.
Second Station
This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platformSide 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 dual buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services stopped in 1959, the station closed completely six years later.
Today only part of the eastbound station remains. The Chester-bound buildings have been demolished.