Over and Wharton railway station
Over and Wharton | |
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General information | |
Location | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
3 July 1882 | Opened |
1 January 1917[1] | closed |
17 July 1920 | reopened |
16 June 1947 | Closed to passengers |
March 1991[2] | Closed completely |
Over and Wharton railway station was one of three
London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways
.
Decline and closure
The passenger service, which was always meagre and in general did not offer good connections with other services, was eventually withdrawn and the station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947[3] Goods traffic survived nationalisation and the station remained open for mainly rock salt traffic until March 1991
.Route
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | London and North Western Railway Over and Wharton branch line |
Hartford |
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/o/over_and_wharton/index.shtml Over & Wharton station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
- ^ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/o/over_and_wharton/index.shtml Over & Wharton station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
- ^ Wilkinson, p. 93
References
- Hitches, Mike (1994), Cheshire Railways in Old Photographs, Alan Sutton Publishing, ISBN 0-7509-0756-8
- Wilkinson, Alan. Railways Across Mid-Cheshire. Scenes from the Past. Vol. 41. Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-66-5.