Upton-by-Chester is a former station situated on the
Chester–Birkenhead line
The Chester–Birkenhead line runs from Chester to Birkenhead via Hooton. Today, it forms part of the Wirral Line network, a commuter rail system operated by Merseyrail. The line was built by the Chester and Birkenhead Railway and opened on 2 ...
which was built by the ''Chester and Birkenhead Railway''. It was located by the Liverpool Road road bridge where it crossed the railway near
Upton
Upton may refer to:
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* Upton, Slough, Berkshire (in Buckinghamshire until 1974)
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and not far from
Moston.
History
It was opened on 17 July 1939 as Upton-by-Chester Halt by the
Birkenhead Railway
The Birkenhead Railway was a railway company in North West England. It was incorporated as the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway (BL&CJR) in 1846 to build a line connecting the port of Birkenhead and the city of Chester with ...
,
which was jointly owned by the
GWR and
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railway companies.
The station had two adjacent
side platforms with a ticket office.
The station was established to serve the growing village of Upton and the surrounding area. During the
Second World War, it also served Moston Military Hospital (now
Dale Barracks, Chester).
On 6 May 1968 the word "Halt" was dropped from the station name.
In 1983, work started at the site of a former coalyard south of this station and next to where a new supermarket development. opened the same day Upton-by-Chester closed on 9 January 1984. Its former side platforms are overgrown but they can still seen from passing trains and Liverpool Road bridge (A5116).
Services
References
Further reading
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External links
Upton-by-Chester station on Subterranea Britannica disused stations site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Upton By Chester Railway Station
Disused railway stations in Cheshire
Former Birkenhead Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1939
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1984
1939 establishments in England
1984 disestablishments in England