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Broxton railway station

Coordinates: 53°05′01″N 2°46′44″W / 53.0837°N 2.7790°W / 53.0837; -2.7790
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Broxton
The station buildings in 1962
General information
LocationBroxton, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°05′01″N 2°46′44″W / 53.0837°N 2.7790°W / 53.0837; -2.7790
Grid referenceSJ478543
Line(s)Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1872Opened
16 September 1957Closed[1]

Broxton railway station was a railway station near the village of Broxton, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway.

History

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Broxton opened on 1 October 1872. It had a station building and two side platforms. It was located behind the Edgerton Arms Hotel on the A41.

The station closed on 16 September 1957. The site is now the Broxton Picnic Area.

Services

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tattenhall
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
  Malpas
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 101. OCLC 931112387.

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