Winsford and Over railway station

53°11′42″N 2°31′13″W / 53.1950°N 2.5204°W / 53.1950; -2.5204Grid referenceSJ653665Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWest Cheshire RailwayPre-groupingCheshire Lines CommitteePost-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
London Midland Region of British RailwaysKey dates1 July 1870 (1870-07-01)Opened1 January 1874Closed1 May 1886Reopened1 December 1888Closed to passengers1 February 1892Reopened to passengers1 January 1931 (1931-01-01)Final closure to passengers1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)Station closed

Winsford and Over railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Winsford and Over branch operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee and later British Railways.

History

Originally opening on 1 July 1870, it closed to passengers on 1 January 1874. It reopened on 1 May 1886, but closed to passengers for the second time on 1 December 1888. Following reopening on 1 February 1892, it remained open until final closure to passengers on 1 January 1931.^[1]

The station's passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, originally the first station building at Northwich railway station^[2]

Notes

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, R508
• Wilkinson, Alan, Scenes from the Past: 41 (part One) - Railways Across Mid-Cheshire, ISBN 1-870119-66-5

Further reading

• Biddle, Gordon (1981). "Chapter 1 – North Cheshire & The Peak". Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 10, fig. 4. ISBN 0-85206-644-9. – 1952 photo of station
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

External links

• Winsford & Over station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
• Winsford and Over Station on navigable 1949 O.S. map – the white disc near the "D" of "WINSFORD"

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Cheshire Lines Committee Winsford and Over branch line		Whitegate