Winsford and Over | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.195°N -2.5204°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | West Cheshire Railway |
Pregroup: | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Postgroup: | Cheshire Lines Committee London Midland Region of British Railways |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 January 1874 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1 May 1886 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Years3: | 1 December 1888 |
Events3: | Closed to passengers |
Years4: | 1 February 1892 |
Events4: | Reopened to passengers |
Events5: | Final closure to passengers |
Events6: | 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.
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.
The station's passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, originally the first station building at Northwich railway station