Dunham Hill railway station
Dunham Hill | |
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Location | Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire West and Chester England |
Coordinates | 53°14′56″N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°WCoordinates: 53°14′56���N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°W |
Grid reference | SJ463727 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
18 December 1850 | Opened as Dunham |
April 1861 | Renamed Dunham Hill |
7 April 1952 | Closed |
Dunham Hill railway station was a railway station in Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire. It was opened in 1850 and closed in 1952.[1][2] Near to the station was a branch line leading to the former ROF Dunham on the Hill explosives storage depot.[3] The station buildings were demolished after closure but the platforms remained until the 1970s.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Mickle Trafford | Birkenhead Joint Railway | Helsby |
References[]
- ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Dunham Hill Station
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
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Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174406. OCLC 910526793.
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Cheshire
- Former Birkenhead Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952
- North West England railway station stubs