Tattenhall railway station
Tattenhall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Tattenhall, Cheshire West and Chester England |
| Coordinates | 53°07′16″N 2°46′46″W / 53.1211°N 2.7795°W |
| Grid reference | SJ479585 |
| Line(s) | Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1872 | Opened |
| 16 September 1957 | Closed |
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Tattenhall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester-Whitchurch Branch Line, about a mile to the south of Tattenhall junction where the branch line diverged from the North Wales Coast Line running from Chester in the north-west towards Crewe to the south-east.
Opening
[edit]The station opened on 1 October 1872 when the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) opened the branch line between Whitchurch and Chester.[1]
Description
[edit]It was located west of the village, where Frog Lane crossed the railway on an overbridge, the station was north of the road and east of the railway.[2]
The station had two platforms, one each side of the running lines, the southbound platform had a two-storey stone building providing a booking office, waiting room and a house for the station master.[3]
The other platform had a wooden shelter. This platform was only accessable via a barrow crossing at the end of the platforms.[2][3]
There were no goods facilities at the station, goods were handled by Tattenhall Road that was on a different line, the Chester and Crewe Railway.[4]
Closure
[edit]The station closed to passengers on 16 September 1957.[5]
The stationmaster’s house at Tattenhall has been converted into a private residence, although the waiting rooms and other ancillary buildings were demolished in 2005.[6]
Services
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
Broxton Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ Quick 2023, p. 444.
- ^ a b Cheshire XLVII.14 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1911.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2013, p. Photograph 120.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 527.
- ^ Quick 2023, p. 305.
- ^ Yate 2014, pp. 96 & 98.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe, including the Tattenhall route. Midland Main Lines. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 1302240443.
- Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- Yate, Bob (2014). The Shrewsbury to Crewe Line. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 978-1-909625-33-4.
Further reading
[edit]- Christiansen, Rex (1988). Forgotten Railways:Severn Valley and Welsh Border. David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-43-7.
- Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-828-7. OCLC 55561927.
External links
[edit]- "Tattenhall Station". Disused stations.
