Burton Point Railway Station
Burton Point railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, at Burton, Cheshire, England. The station opened on 1 August 1899 on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway. The station closed to passengers, and completely, on 5 December 1955. Although the platform waiting rooms and footbridge were demolished after closure, the yellow and redbrick main building remains in use as part of a garden centre and the platforms are still in existence. The line through the former station remains in use as part of the Borderlands Line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealand Rifle Range Halt | Great Central Railway North Wales and Liverpool Railway |
Neston |
References
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXVIII
- ^ "Station Name: BURTON POINT". Disused stations. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Merseyside Railway History Group 1994, p. 62
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 82
Sources
- Merseyside Railway History Group (1994). Railway Stations of Wirral. Prenton: Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey. ISBN 1-899241-02-7. OCLC 500124599.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
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