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Winsford and Over railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Winsford and Over branch operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee and later British Railways.




History


Originally opening on 1 July 1870, it closed to passengers on 1 January 1874. It reopened on 1 May 1886, but closed to passengers for the second time on 1 December 1888. Following reopening on 1 February 1892, it remained open until final closure to passengers on 1 January 1931.
The station's passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, originally the first station building at Northwich railway station




Notes






References


Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, R508
Wilkinson, Alan, Scenes from the Past: 41 (part One) - Railways Across Mid-Cheshire, ISBN 1-870119-66-5




Further reading


Biddle, Gordon (1981). "Chapter 1 – North Cheshire & The Peak". Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 10, fig. 4. ISBN 0-85206-644-9. – 1952 photo of station
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.




External links


Winsford & Over station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
Winsford and Over Station on navigable 1949 O.S. map – the white disc near the "D" of "WINSFORD"

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• Winsford and Over railway station
• Over and Wharton railway station
• Winsford
• Winsford and Over branch line
• Crewe railway station
• Over and Wharton branch line
• West Cheshire Railway
• Whitegate railway station
• Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
• Cheshire Lines Committee