Place Waverton Platforms Two | Grid reference SJ448636 Original company Grand Junction Railway | |
Area Cheshire West and Chester Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Similar Broxton railway station, Hassall Green railway st, Balderton railway station | ||
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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.
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First station
It was 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 (53°9′45.41″N 2°49′0.20″W) that carried the London to Birkenhead coach road (today A41) . It was closed in 1898 after the 1st Duke of Westminster had a new station built 0.43 miles (0.69 km) west of the original site.
Second Station
This station, which opened on the day the first station closed, had two side platforms with dual buildings and canopies. It also had goods sidings. Passengers services stopped in 1959, the station closed completely six years later.
Today only part of the eastbound station remains. The Chester-bound buildings have been demolished.