Whitegate railway station

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Whitegate
Platform of the former Whitegate station (geograph 5639785).jpg
Preserved platform and station building (2017)
LocationWhitegate, Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1870Opened
1 January 1931Closed to passengers
4 November 1963Closed completely

Whitegate railway station was the only intermediate station on the Winsford and Over Branch Line, serving the village of Whitegate, Cheshire. The station buildings and platform survive and are used as a visitor centre for the "Whitegate Way", a linear park using the old track bed.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Winsford and Over   Cheshire Lines Committee
Winsford and Over Branch
  Cuddington

Further reading[]

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. fig. 24. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

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Coordinates: 53°12′27″N 2°34′40″W / 53.2075°N 2.5779°W / 53.2075; -2.5779


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