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Storeton railway station

Storeton railway station

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Storeton railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, between Barnston and Storeton, England.

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History

Originally named Barnston, it opened on 18 May 1896 on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway.[1] The station was renamed as Storeton for Barnston on 1 May 1900, and simply as Storeton in 1933.[1] The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951[2] and finally closed on 3 February 1964.[1] The station had a 23-lever signal box, south of the road bridge, which operated the lines to the adjacent goods yard and was used until 2 July 1965.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    "Station Name: STORETON". Disused stations. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. [2]
    Daniels & Dench 1980
  3. [3]
    Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXXI
  4. [4]
    Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 92

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