Newchurch Halt railway station

Newchurch Halt was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central.[2]

Newchurch Halt
LocationCulcheth, Warrington
England
Coordinates53.4471°N 2.5117°W / 53.4471; -2.5117
Grid referenceSJ660946
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1943 (1943-02-01)Station opened
2 November 1964Station closed

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.[3] 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.[4]

The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.[4][5]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Culcheth
Line and station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway
Wigan Junction Railways
  Glazebrook
Line closed, station open
    Padgate
Line closed, station open

References

  1. Sweeney 2014, p. 118.
  2. British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 45, section C3. ISBN 978-0-7110-2726-8. 0011/C2.
  3. Sweeney 2013, pp. 20–22.
  4. Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Newchurch Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  5. Butt 1995, p. 169.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Sweeney, Dennis J (2014). The St. Helens and Wigan Junction Railway. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85361-292-6.
  • Sweeney, Dennis J (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-09550030-5-9.


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