Mollington railway station

Mollington railway station was on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway near to the village of Mollington in Cheshire, England. The station opened on 23 September 1840 at the same time as the railway line and closed to passengers on 7 March 1960[1] due to its remote location and fairly low passenger numbers. It remained open for goods traffic until 4 January 1965, but only as an unstaffed public siding. The station building still exists as a private house and the line is now operated by Merseyrail as part of the Wirral Line.[2] The very wide embankment in this area included a public footpath, making it possible to walk next to the railway line; the zone was known to local naturalists for its flowers and butterflies.

Mollington
General information
LocationMollington, Cheshire West and Chester
England
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened23 September 1840 (1840-09-23)
Closed7 March 1960 (1960-03-07)
Original companyChester and Birkenhead Railway

Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Upton-by-Chester
Line open, station closed		   GWR & LNWR
Chester and Birkenhead Railway		   Capenhurst
Line and station open

References
  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 300. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Disused Stations: Mollington Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2010.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. figs. 18-19. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.

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