Willaston railway station

Willaston railway station was located on the eastern side of Wistaston Road, in Willaston, Cheshire East, England. The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1858,[1] and closed to passengers in December 1954.[2]

Willaston
The former station building at Willaston
General information
LocationWillaston, Cheshire East
England
Coordinates53.0670°N 2.4789°W / 53.0670; -2.4789
Grid referenceSJ679523
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1858Opened[1]
1954Closed[2]

A proposal has been put forward to reopen the station.[3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newcastle Crossing
Line open, station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway
  Gresty
Line open, station closed

References

  1. "About Willaston". Willaston Web. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. Oppitz 2003, p. 140
  3. "Willaston train station plan gains further support". Crewe Chronicle. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

Sources

  • Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost Railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 9781853068287. OCLC 55561927.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe. Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 880765045.


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