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Burton Point railway station

Burton Point railway station

Former railway station on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway in Cheshire, England

Burton Point railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, at Burton, Cheshire, England. The station opened on 1 August 1899[1] on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway.[2] The station closed to passengers, and completely, on 5 December 1955.[1][2] Although the platform waiting rooms and footbridge were demolished after closure, the yellow and redbrick main building[3][4] remains in use as part of a garden centre and the platforms are still in existence.[2] The line through the former station remains in use as part of the Borderlands Line.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXVIII
  2. [2]
    "Station Name: BURTON POINT". Disused stations. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    Merseyside Railway History Group 1994, p. 62
  4. [4]
    Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 82

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