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Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform railway station

Coordinates: 53°13′27″N 3°01′08″W / 53.2241°N 3.0189°W / 53.2241; -3.0189
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Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform
General information
LocationChester, Cheshire
England
Coordinates53°13′27″N 3°01′08″W / 53.2241°N 3.0189°W / 53.2241; -3.0189
Grid referenceSJ320701
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
18 May 1896 (1896-05-18)Opened
20 September 1927 (1927-09-20)Closed

Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform served Chester Golf Club in Chester, Cheshire, England, from 1896 to 1927 on the Borderlands line.

History

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The station was opened on 18 May 1896 by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway. It was situated to the east of what was Chester Junction, now part of the Dee Marshes cycling route. It replaced the earlier Chester Golf Club Halt to the south. The club building was to the southeast of the southbound platform and further to the south was the signal box. Behind the northbound platform were a set of sidings that served a steelworks. It wasn't shown in public timetables as it was used by members of the nearby golf club and by workmen of the nearby steel works.[1] The station closed on 20 September 1927. The steelworks continued to develop and expand their sidings until the 1970s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 123. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Sealand Rifle Range Halt
Line open, station closed
  Borderlands line
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway
  Chester Golf Club Halt
Line open, station closed