Winsford and Over railway station was one of three

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 ...

s serving the town of

Winsford Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industry ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

. The station was the

terminus Terminus may refer to: * Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination * Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination Geography *Terminus, the unofficial original name of Atlanta, Georgia, United ...

of the Winsford and Over branch operated by the

Cheshire Lines Committee The Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) was formed in the 1860s and became the second-largest joint railway in Great Britain. The committee, which was often styled the Cheshire Lines Railway, operated of track in the then counties of Lancashire an ...

and later

British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...

ways.

History

Originally opening on 1 July 1870, it closed to passengers on 1 January 1874. It reopened on 1 May 1886, but closed to passengers for the second time on 1 December 1888. Following reopening on 1 February 1892, it remained open until final closure to passengers on 1 January 1931. The station's passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, originally the first station building at

Northwich railway station Northwich railway station serves the town of Northwich in Cheshire, England. The station has two platforms and is located on the Mid-Cheshire line southwest of Manchester Piccadilly. History The first railway to reach the town was the Che ...

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Winsford & Over station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website
– the white disc near the "D" of "WINSFORD" {{Closed stations Cheshire Disused railway stations in Cheshire Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1874 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1886 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1888 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1892 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931 Winsford

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