Whitehurst Halt railway station

Whitehurst Halt was a small railway station located on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line about a mile and a half north of Chirk in Wales, immediately on the north side of the 46-yard Whitehurst Tunnel. It was opened by the Great Western Railway as Llangollen Road Halt and the name was changed on 1 May 1906.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Chirk   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line		   Cefn

Whitehurst Halt
LocationWhitehurst, Wrexham
Wales
Coordinates52.9537°N 3.0633°W / 52.9537; -3.0633
Grid referenceSJ285401
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyShrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
12 October 1848Opened as Llangollen Road
1 July 1862[1]Closed
1 October 1905Reopened as Llangollen Road Halt
1 May 1906Renamed Whitehurst Halt
12 September 1960Closed [2][3]

References
  1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/whitehurst_halt/index.shtml
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. pp.146 & 248
  3. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  4. Clinker, C.R., (1979) GWR Register of Halts & Platforms, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-29-2

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 48-49. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.


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