Newchurch Halt was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the former

Wigan Junction Railways The Wigan Junction Railways connected Glazebrook West Junction with the Lancashire Coalfields at Wigan. History The Wigan Junction Railways (WJR) was incorporated on 16 July 1874. It was to link the coalfields around Wigan with the Cheshire ...

line between and .

History

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 staffed 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 The station closed on 2 November 1964, when passenger services were withdrawn from the Wigan line.

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External links

The station's history via ''Disused Stations UK''

The station and line overlain on many maps
in ''Rail Map Online''
The station and line WJN
in ''Railway Codes'' Disused railway stations in Warrington Former London and North Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1943 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub