| Saughall | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Chester |
| Area | Cheshire |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Platforms | Four |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened March 31, 1890 Closed February 1, 1954 |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Saughall was a station on the former Chester & Connah's Quay Railway between Chester Northgate and Hawarden Bridge. It was near the village of Saughall, Cheshire.
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The station opened on March 31, 1890 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (which was renamed Great Central Railway in 1897). The station had a building with two adjacent side platforms and two goods sidings.[1][2]
From this station, services from North Wales could stop at Chester Northgate, the Chester terminus of the Cheshire Lines Committee, or continue on the line through Northwich to Manchester Central.
Passenger services ceased on February 1, 1954 when the station was completely closed.
Even though steelmaking operations at the Corus plant at Shotton ceased in March 1980,[3] freight continued to pass the former station on a double-tracked line until 20 April 1984. Goods services resumed on a single-track line on 31 August 1986 before final closure in the early 1990s.[2][4] The trackbed is now a cycle way.[5]
The station has now been completely demolished.
Although Saughall Station was only 0.63 miles (1.01 km) from the village from which it took its name, it was actually in Flintshire, Wales.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Blacon | Chester & Connah's Quay Railway GCR |
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