Culcheth railway station

Culcheth
Location
Place	Culcheth
Area	Warrington
Grid reference	SJ648949
Operations
Original company	Wigan Junction Railways
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
1 April 1884 (1884-04-01)	Station opened
2 November 1964	Station closed
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Culcheth Railway Station is a former railway station in Culcheth, England.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1884^[1] along with 6 other stations on the Wigan Junction Railways, which ran from Glazebrook West Junction to Wigan as part of the Great Central Railway.^[2]

It closed on 2 November 1964 to passengers^[1] and completely to freight in 1965 although the line survived as Freight only till 1968.

The station is now demolished but the site of the station is now Culcheth Linear park.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Newchurch Halt Line and station closed		Great Central Railway Wigan Junction Railways		Lowton St Mary's Line and station closed

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt 1995, p. 74.
2. ^ Conolly 1976, p. 45, section C3.

References

• Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0320 3. EX/0176. 
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 

External links

• Disused Stations: Culcheth

Coordinates: 53°27′01″N 2°31′52″W / 53.45014°N 2.53124°W / 53.45014; -2.53124