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 RailwayLondon Midland Region of British Railways 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The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.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