Newchurch Halt railway station
| Newchurch Halt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Culcheth |
| Area | Warrington |
| Coordinates | 53°26′50″N 2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°WCoordinates: 53°26′50″N 2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°W |
| Grid reference | SJ660946 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
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London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| 1 February 1943 | Station opened |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closed |
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Newchurch Halt railway station was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central.[2]
History
The station opened on 1 February 1943, to serve nearby military establishments: a Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley, and a Royal Navy training camp.[3] A single-track private railway left the Wigan line just to the East of Newchurch Halt, and ran South, across a manned Level Crossing at Silver Lane and eventually into the Royal Ordnance Factory.[4]
The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.[4][5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culcheth Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway Wigan Junction Railways |
Glazebrook Line closed, station open | ||
| Padgate Line closed, station open | ||||
References
- ↑ Sweeney 2014, p. 118
- ↑ British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 45, section C3. ISBN 0-7110-2726-9. 0011/C2.
- ↑ Sweeney 2013, pp. 20–22
- 1 2 Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Newchurch Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Sources
- Sweeney, Dennis J (2014). The St. Helens and Wigan Junction Railway. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 0-85361-292-7.
- Sweeney, Dennis J (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-09550030-5-9.
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