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Preston Brook railway station was a station on the Grand Junction Railway serving the villages of Preston Brook and Preston on the Hill in what was then Cheshire, England. It opened on 4 July 1837 when the line opened.[1][2]

Preston Brook
Preston Brook railway station in 1839
General information
Location	Halton England
Coordinates	53.3203°N 2.6508°W / 53.3203; -2.6508
Grid reference	SJ 567 806
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 July 1837 (1837-07-04)	Opened
1 March 1948 (1948-03-01)	Closed to passengers
1 September 1958	Closed to goods

The station is located in a cutting on the south side of the Warrington to Chester turnpike (which is now Chester Road, the A56). The road crossed the railway on an over-bridge, with a ramp down to the station building on the down, western, side of the tracks. Initially there were no platforms and a single storey hipped roof building.[3]

By 1898 the station had platforms and the main building on the down platform had been enlarged, this platform was still accessed via a ramp. On the up platform there were some buildings, probably a shelter, and steps down from the road.[lower-alpha 1][5]

In the early days there were two mixed trains in each direction, times changed from year to year. [lower-alpha 2][6][7]

The station closed to passengers and parcels on 1 March 1948 but it continued in use for railway workers until 1963.[8]

Goods facilities were a little remote from the station being approximately 500 yards (460 m) south of the station, they consisted of a goods shed and several trans-shipment sidings between the mainline and the associated Manchester Ship Canal Company's Bridgewater siding to the east. The goods yard was equipped for general goods and livestock with a 1½ ton crane. The goods yard closed on 1 September 1958.[9][10]

The line is still open, other than a station house, no substantive remains exist as of 2016.[11][12]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Acton Bridge		London and North Western Railway Grand Junction Railway		Moore

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