Over and Wharton railway station

53°11′38″N 2°30′52″W / 53.1940°N 2.5145°W / 53.1940; -2.5145Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates3 July 1882 (1882-07-03)Opened1 January 1917^[1]closed17 July 1920reopened16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)Closed to passengersMarch 1991^[2]Closed completely

Over and Wharton railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Over and Wharton branch line, a short branch off the West Coast Main Line operated by the London and North Western Railway and later the London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways.

Decline and closure

The passenger service, which was always meagre and in general did not offer good connections with other services, was eventually withdrawn and the station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947 (1947-06-16).^[3] Goods traffic survived nationalisation and the station remained open for mainly rock salt traffic until March 1991

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		London and North Western Railway Over and Wharton branch line		Hartford

See also

• Winsford railway station
• Winsford and Over railway station

Notes

References

• Hitches, Mike (1994), Cheshire Railways in Old Photographs, Alan Sutton Publishing, ISBN 0-7509-0756-8
• Wilkinson, Alan. Railways Across Mid-Cheshire. Scenes from the Past. Vol. 41. Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-66-5.

External links

• Over & Wharton station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website