Burton Point railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, at Burton, Cheshire, England. The station opened on 1 August 1899[1] on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway.[2] The station closed to passengers, and completely, on 5 December 1955.[1][2] Although the platform waiting rooms and footbridge were demolished after closure, the yellow and redbrick main building[3][4] remains in use as part of a garden centre and the platforms are still in existence.[2] The line through the former station remains in use as part of the Borderlands Line.[2]

Burton Point
Burton Point railway station in 1961, six years after closure
General information
Location	Burton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire West and Chester England
Coordinates	53.2634°N 3.0459°W / 53.2634; -3.0459
Grid reference	SJ303745
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Wales and Liverpool Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1899	Opened[1]
5 December 1955	Closed[1]

References

Sources

• Merseyside Railway History Group (1994). Railway Stations of Wirral. Prenton: Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey. ISBN 1-899241-02-7. OCLC 500124599.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.

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