Whitegate railway station

Former railway station in England

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 1874	Closed
1 May 1886	Reopened
1 December 1888	Closed again
1 February 1892	Reopened
1 January 1931^[1]^[2]	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.

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 455. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.