Winsford and Over railway station

Winsford and Over railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Winsford and Over branch operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee and later British Railways.

Winsford and Over
LocationWinsford, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53.1950°N 2.5204°W / 53.1950; -2.5204
Grid referenceSJ653665
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWest Cheshire Railway
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 July 1870 (1870-07-01)Opened
1 January 1874Closed
1 May 1886Reopened
1 December 1888Closed to passengers
1 February 1892Reopened to passengers
1 January 1931 (1931-01-01)Final closure to passengers
1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)Station closed

History

Originally opening on 1 July 1870, it closed to passengers on 1 January 1874. It reopened on 1 May 1886, but closed to passengers for the second time on 1 December 1888. Following reopening on 1 February 1892, it remained open until final closure to passengers on 1 January 1931.[1]

The station's passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, originally the first station building at Northwich railway station[2]

Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 252
  2. Wilkinson, p. 93

References
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, R508
  • Wilkinson, Alan, Scenes from the Past: 41 (part One) - Railways Across Mid-Cheshire, ISBN 1-870119-66-5

Further reading
  • Biddle, Gordon (1981). "Chapter 1 – North Cheshire & The Peak". Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 10, fig. 4. ISBN 0-85206-644-9. – 1952 photo of station
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Cheshire Lines Committee
Winsford and Over branch line		   Whitegate
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