Newchurch Halt railway station
| Newchurch Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Culcheth |
| Area | Warrington |
| Coordinates | 53°26′50″N 2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°WCoordinates: 53°26′50″N 2°30′42″W / 53.4471°N 2.5117°W |
| Grid reference | SJ660946 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1943 | Station opened |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closed |
| 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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Newchurch Halt was a railway station on the former Wigan Junction Railways line between Glazebrook and Wigan Central.
The station opened on 1 February 1943, to serve nearby military establishments: a Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley, and a Royal Navy training camp. A single-track private railway left the Wigan line just to the East of Newchurch Halt, and ran South, across a manned Level Crossing at Silver Lane and eventually into the Royal Ordnance Factory.
The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.
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