Tattenhall railway station
Tattenhall railway station was a railway station in the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester-Whitchurch Branch Line, about a mile to the south of Tattenhall junction where the branch line diverged from the North Wales Coast Line running from Chester in the north-west towards Crewe to the south-east.
Tattenhall | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tattenhall, Cheshire West and Chester England |
| Coordinates | 53.1212°N 2.7795°W |
| Grid reference | SJ479585 |
| Line(s) | Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1872 | Opened |
| 16 September 1957 | Closed |
History
The station was closed in 1957, and the name Tattenhall was transferred to the nearby Tattenhall Road station on the Chester–Crewe line. That station subsequently also closed, in 1966.[1]
Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverton Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
Broxton Line and station closed |
References
- Oppitz, Leslie (1997). Cheshire Railways Remembered. Countryside Books. pp. 33, 147–148. ISBN 1-85306-458-0.
Further reading
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