Newchurch Halt was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central.[2]
Newchurch Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Culcheth, Warrington England |
Coordinates | 53.4471°N 2.5117°W / 53.4471; -2.5117 |
Grid reference | SJ660946 |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 February 1943 (1943-02-01) | Station opened |
2 November 1964 | Station closed |
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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The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.[4][5]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 | ||
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Culcheth Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway Wigan Junction Railways |
Glazebrook Line closed, station open | ||
Padgate Line closed, station open |
Closed railway stations in Cheshire | |
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St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway | |
Birkenhead Railway |
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Chester to Crewe | |
Macclesfield to Marple | |
Northwich to Sandbach | |
Winsford and Over Branch Line | |
Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway | |
Sandbach to Kidsgrove |
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Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway |
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Mid-Cheshire Line | |
Chester & Connah's Quay Railway | |
Helsby to Mouldsworth Junction | |
Nantwich to Market Drayton | |
Wirral Line | |
Other stations |
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