Grindley Brook Halt railway station
Grindley Brook | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Grindley Brook, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°59′15″N 2°42′51″W / 52.9876°N 2.7143°W |
| Grid reference | SJ521436 |
| Line(s) | Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 July 1938 | Opened |
| 16 September 1957 | Closed |
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Grindley Brook Halt was an unstaffed railway halt near the village of Grindley Brook, Shropshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester-Whitchurch Branch Line.
The halt opened on 4 July 1938 on the existing branch line between Whitchurch and Chester.[1]
Grindley Brook village is mostly in Shropshire but the halt was located to the north of the village across the county boundary in Cheshire, now Cheshire West and Chester.[2]
The halt was located where Wobbs Lane crossed the line on an overbridge with simple pedestrian pathways being linked to a nearby lane at the western end.[2]
Yate (2014) speculates that it was believed to have consisted of a basic wooden construction, possibly redundant sleepers, and if any shelters were provided, they would also have been simple wooden affairs. The map shows no details other than the halt's existence.[2][3]
The halt closed when the passenger service was withdrawn from the line on 16 September 1957.[1]
Services
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malpas Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway |
Whitchurch Line closed, station open |
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.
- Yate, Bob (2014). The Shrewsbury to Crewe Line. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 978-1-909625-33-4.
Further reading
[edit]- Christiansen, Rex (1988). Forgotten Railways:Severn Valley and Welsh Border. David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-43-7.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe, including the Tattenhall route. Midland Main Lines. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 1302240443.
- Oppitz, Leslie (2003). Lost railways of Cheshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-828-7. OCLC 55561927.
External links
[edit]- "Grindley Brook Halt". Disused stations.
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