Culcheth railway station
| Culcheth | |
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Site of the station in 1996 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Culcheth |
| Area | Warrington |
| Grid reference | SJ648949 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Wigan Junction Railways |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 April 1884 | Station opened |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Culcheth railway station is a former railway station in Culcheth, Lancashire, later Cheshire, England.
History
Culcheth station opened on 1 April 1884[1] along with six other stations on the Wigan Junction Railways (WJR), which was backed by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR).[2]
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 to the Great Central Railway (GCR). The GCR absorbed the WJR on 1 January 1906.[3]
The WJR line ran through Lancashire from Glazebrook West Junction to Wigan Central[4] but was also a part of the bigger MS&LR/GCR network and therefore trains were originally provided by the MS&LR.
In April 1884, there were seven trains in each direction per day, all running between Manchester Central railway station and Wigan Central.
From 1900 until 1952 Culcheth was also served by additional passenger trains running to St Helens Central,[5] these coming to a halt when that line closed to passenger traffic in 1952.
In the war years, the railway line through Culcheth was more frequently used, though after 1945 the line started to deteriorate.[5]
The station closed on 2 November 1964 to passengers[1] and to freight in 1965 although the line survived as freight only till 1968.
Culcheth station had two platforms. The old station layout was demolished in 1977 to be replaced by Culcheth Linear Park; the remains of a rear wall of one of the platforms can still be identified opposite the car park at Culcheth Linear Park.
Location map
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lowton St Mary's Line and station closed |
Great Central Railway Wigan Junction Railways |
Newchurch Halt Line and station closed | ||
Notes
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.
- Wright, Paul. "Culcheth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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