Whitegate railway station

Whitegate
Preserved platform and station building (2017)
General information
Location	Whitegate, Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1870	Opened
1 January 1931	Closed to passengers
4 November 1963	Closed completely

Whitegate railway station was the only intermediate station on the Winsford and Over Branch Line, serving the village of Whitegate, Cheshire. The station buildings and platform survive and are used as a visitor centre for the "Whitegate Way", a linear park using the old track bed.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Winsford and Over		Cheshire Lines Committee Winsford and Over Branch		Cuddington

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. fig. 24. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

External links

• Whitegate station on Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
• Whitegate Way