Saughall railway station

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Saughall
Location
Place Sealand
Area Flintshire
Coordinates 53°12′55″N 2°58′03″W / 53.2152°N 2.9675°W / 53.2152; -2.9675Coordinates: 53°12′55″N 2°58′03″W / 53.2152°N 2.9675°W / 53.2152; -2.9675
Grid reference SJ355690
Operations
Original company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms Four
History
31 March 1890 (1890-03-31) Station opened
1 February 1954 (1954-02-01) Station closed
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Saughall was a railway station on the former Chester & Connah's Quay Railway between Chester Northgate and Hawarden Bridge. It was 0.63 miles (1.01 km) from the village of Saughall, Cheshire. Although it was named for the village, it was actually in Flintshire, Wales.

History

The double-tracked line just to the east of the former Saughall station in 1994; shortly before the track was removed.

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.

Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blacon   Chester & Connah's Quay Railway
Great Central Railway		   Sealand

References

  1. ↑ "Saughall's History". SAUGHALL AND SHOTWICK PARK PARISH COUNCIL. 2009-08-15. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Station Name: SAUGHALL". Disused Stations. 2009-08-15. 
  3. ↑ "Shotton Steelworks and Garden City". Retrieved 6 October 2008. 
  4. ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (1997). Cheshire Railways Remembered. Countryside Books. p. 111. ISBN 1-85306-458-0. 
  5. ↑ "Cycleway at Saughall". Chester Walls. 2009-08-15. 

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