Waverton railway station


Waverton was the name of two former railway stations near the village of Waverton, Cheshire that served the Grand Junction Railway and later the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway.

History

First station

The original station opened in October 1840, on the Crewe to Chester line built by the Grand Junction Railway. It was initially called "Black Dog", after the nearby pub, before its name was changed to Waverton two years later. The station had a building and two side platforms.
It was situated next to the bridge that carried the London to Birkenhead coach road. The station was closed in 1898, after the 1st Duke of Westminster had a new station built west of the original site.

Second Station

This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with matching buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services ceased in 1959 and the station closed completely six years later.
Today, only part of the eastbound station building remains. The building on the former Chester-bound platform has been demolished.
In 2018 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire opened a bus depot on the former station site.

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