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Burton Point railway station

Coordinates: 53°15′48″N 3°02′45″W / 53.2634°N 3.0459°W / 53.2634; -3.0459
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Burton Point
Burton Point railway station in 1961, six years after closure
General information
LocationBurton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°15′48″N 3°02′45″W / 53.2634°N 3.0459°W / 53.2634; -3.0459
Grid referenceSJ303745
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Wales and Liverpool Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1899Opened[1]
5 December 1955Closed[1]

Burton Point railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, at Burton, Cheshire, England. The station opened on 1 August 1899[1] on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway.[2] The station closed to passengers, and completely, on 5 December 1955.[1][2] Although the platform waiting rooms and footbridge were demolished after closure, the yellow and redbrick main building[3][4] remains in use as part of a garden centre and the platforms are still in existence.[2] The line through the former station remains in use as part of the Borderlands Line.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sealand Rifle Range Halt   Great Central Railway
North Wales and Liverpool Railway
  Neston

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXVIII
  2. ^ a b c d "Station Name: BURTON POINT". Disused stations. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ Merseyside Railway History Group 1994, p. 62
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 82

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