Preston Brook railway station
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Preston Brook | |||||
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.jpg) Preston Brook railway station in 1839 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Halton England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′13″N 2°39′03″W / 53.3203°N 2.6508°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ 567 806 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Grand Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 July 1837 | Opened | ||||
| 1 March 1948 | Closed to regular passenger services | ||||
| April 1952 | Closed to rail staff | ||||
| 1 September 1958 | Closed to goods | ||||
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Preston Brook railway station was a station on the Grand Junction Railway serving the villages of Preston Brook and Preston on the Hill in what was then Cheshire, England. It opened on 4 July 1837 when the line opened.[1][2]
The station is located in a cutting on the south side of the Warrington to Chester turnpike (which is now Chester Road, the A56). The road crossed the railway on an over-bridge, with a ramp down to the station building on the down, western, side of the tracks. Initially there were no platforms and a single storey hipped roof building.[3]
By 1898 the station had platforms and the main building on the down platform had been enlarged, this platform was still accessed via a ramp. On the up platform there were some buildings, probably a shelter, and steps down from the road.[a][5]
In the early days there were two mixed trains in each direction, times changed from year to year. [b][6][7]
The station closed to passengers and parcels on 1 March 1948 but it continued in use for railway workers until 1963.[8] April 1952[9]
Goods facilities were a little remote from the station being approximately 500 yards (460 m) south of the station, they consisted of a goods shed and several trans-shipment sidings between the mainline and the associated Manchester Ship Canal Company's Bridgewater siding to the east. The goods yard was equipped for general goods and livestock with a 1½ ton crane. The goods yard closed on 1 September 1958.[10][11]
The line is still open, other than a station house, no substantive remains exist as of 2016.[12][13]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Acton Bridge | London and North Western Railway Grand Junction Railway |
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