Newchurch Halt railway station
Newchurch Halt | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Culcheth, Warrington England |
| Coordinates | 53°26′50″N 2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°W |
| 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 | Station opened |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closed |
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Newchurch Halt 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 staffed 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The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.[4][5]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 978-0-7110-2726-8. 0011/C2.
- ^ Sweeney 2013, pp. 20–22.
- ^ a b Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Newchurch Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 169.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Sweeney, Dennis J (2014). The St. Helens and Wigan Junction Railway. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85361-292-6.
- Sweeney, Dennis J (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-09550030-5-9.
External links
- The station's history via Disused Stations UK
- Newchurch Halt Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
- The station and line overlain on many maps in Rail Map Online
- The station and line WJN in Railway Codes
