Appleton railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Appleton


caption =
locale = Widnes
borough = Cheshire
line = St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
manager = London and North Western Railway
owner = London Midland and Scottish Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 21 February 1833
events = Station opens
years1 = 18 June 1951
events1 = Station closes

Appleton railway station served an area of Widnes in Cheshire, England. It was located on the former St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway.

History

Opened by the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, then absorbed by the London and North Western Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, only to be closed by the British Transport Commission three years later. The line continued in freight use until 1981.

The site today

The site is buried under road developments.

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References

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* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/appleton/index.shtml Appleton at Disused Stations]