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Dunham Hill railway station

Coordinates: 53°14′56″N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°W / 53.2488; -2.7994
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Dunham Hill
Site of the former station (1994)
General information
LocationDunham on the Hill, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°14′56″N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°W / 53.2488; -2.7994
Grid referenceSJ463727
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
Post-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
Key dates
18 December 1850 (1850-12-18)Opened as Dunham
April 1861Renamed Dunham Hill
7 April 1952 (1952-04-07)Closed

Dunham Hill railway station was a railway station in Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire. It was opened in 1850 and closed in 1952.[1][2] Near to the station was a branch line leading to the former ROF Dunham on the Hill explosives storage depot.[3] The station buildings were demolished after closure but the platforms remained until the 1970s.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mickle Trafford   Birkenhead Joint Railway   Helsby

References

  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Dunham Hill Station
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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