Place Culcheth Grid reference SJ660946 2 November 1964 Station closed | Area Warrington 1 February 1943 (1943-02-01) Station opened Platforms in use 2 | |
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways Original company London and North Eastern Railway Similar Culcheth railway station, Hassall Green railway st, Broxton railway station, Mickle Trafford railway st | ||
Newchurch Halt was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central.
History
The station opened on 1 February 1943, to serve nearby military establishments: a Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley, and a Royal Navy training camp. A single-track private railway left the Wigan line just to the East of Newchurch Halt, and ran South, across a manned Level Crossing at Silver Lane and eventually into the Royal Ordnance Factory.
The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.
References
Newchurch Halt railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA