Saltney railway station
| Saltney | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Saltney |
| Area | Chester |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| ? | Station opens |
| 12 Sep 1960 | Closed to Passengers |
| 3 Apl 1967 | Closed to Goods [1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Saltney was a minor railway station located on the Great Western Railway's Paddington to Birkenhead line a few miles west of Chester, just south of Salney Jc where the Shrewsbury line leaves the North Wales Coast Line to Holyhead. The route is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line. Nothing now remains at the site except an expanse of waste ground. The double track on the Wrexham to Chester section was singled in the 1980s but there are plans to re-double at least part of the route. There is a proposal to open a new station at Lache a short distance to the south of the old Saltney station.
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[edit] Historical Services
Express trains on the route did not call here, only local trains.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G & P, and there was a 6 ton crane.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0 905466 19 5
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
[edit] Neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balderton | Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line |
Chester | ||
