Hassall Green railway station

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Hassall Green
Hassall Green station geograph-3614753-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station site photographed in 1999, looking towards Lawton
LocationSandbach, Cheshire
England
Coordinates53°07′14″N 2°20′11″W / 53.1206°N 2.3364°W / 53.1206; -2.3364Coordinates: 53°07′14″N 2°20′11″W / 53.1206°N 2.3364°W / 53.1206; -2.3364
Grid referenceSJ775582
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 April 1905Opened[1]
28 July 1930Closed for passengers[1]
1947closed completely

Hassall Green railway station is a disused railway station in Cheshire, England.

The station was situated on the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) branch line to Sandbach from Harecastle. The line opened in 1852 to serve the salt and chemical works in the Sandbach area and passenger services were a very late addition, not being introduced until 1893, 41 years after the opening of the line.[2]

The station at Hassall Green was a later addition to the passenger service. Two intermediate stations on the line, Wheelock & Sandbach and Lawton opened in 1893 but Hassall Green was only opened in 1905.[1] The station marked the end point of a single track section from Lawton and towards Sandbach the line was double track.[2]

Increasing competition from bus services led to the station and line being closed for passenger services on 28 July 1930.[3] Parcels traffic continued to be handled at the station until 1947 when the station closed completely.[4]

Freight traffic continued over the line until 1964[5] and the line was finally closed and lifted in 1971.

The signalbox and crossing gates are preserved and have since been relocated to Hadlow Road railway station in Willaston, Wirral, formally part of the Hooton and West Kirby branch line.[6]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lawton
Line & station closed 		  North Staffordshire Railway
Sandbach branch line 		  Wheelock & Sandbach
Line & station closed

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 204.
  2. ^ a b Jeuda (2012), p. 33.
  3. ^ Jeuda (2012), p. 34.
  4. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
  5. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
  6. ^ Kay, Peter (2010). SRS Signalling Atlas and Signal Box Directory. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-873228-31-9.
Sources
  • Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  • Jeuda, Basil (2012). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 2. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1899889-65-5.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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