Waverton railway station

Former railway station in Cheshire, England

53°09′58″N 2°49′30″W / 53.1662°N 2.8250°W / 53.1662; -2.8250Grid referenceSJ448636PlatformsTwoOther informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGrand Junction RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates6 June 1898opened and replaced first station15 June 1959closed

Waverton is a former railway station that served the village of Waverton in Cheshire West and Chester, England. From 1898 to 1959, it replaced the first station which was open between 1840 and 1898.

History

This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with matching buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services ceased in 1959 and the station closed completely six years later.^[1]

Present day

Today, only part of the eastbound station building remains.^[2] The building on the former Chester-bound platform has been demolished.^[1] In 2018, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire opened a bus depot on the former station site.^[3]

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways		Following station
Black Dog Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast line	Chester General Line open, station closed
	Disused railways
Black Dog Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway	Chester General Line and station open

References

^ ^a ^b "Station Name: WAVERTON (2nd site)". Disused Stations. 21 August 2009.
^ Oppitz 2003, pp. 31, 33
^ Chester bus depot shuts to make way for student housing Chester Chronicle 16 April 2018